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Job-search sites expand features to meet rising demand
The Wall Street JournalUnemployment in the U.S. has hit a 14-year high as companies cut back. That has sent masses of laid-off workers flocking to the Web in search of opportunities -- and job sites have been stepping up to meet the challenge. New job sites with names like...Tags: Google Inc., Pharmaceuticals, Employees, McGraw-Hill Incorporated, Networking
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More older users dipping toes into social networking
For years, there was no faster way to get updates on childhood friends than to have my mom visit the grocery store, where she inevitably would bump into parents of school classmates. Their conversations often produced ironclad intelligence on everyone's...Tags: MySpace, Sociology, Contracts, Family, Facebook
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Software
Microsoft Corp. is releasing a new version of its Internet software that offers social-networking features similar to those of Facebook.com. Windows Live products will include a "Whats New" feed that lets users know when their friends add or change...Tags: Microsoft Corp.
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Show off local food in your recipes
757-247-4784The Virginia Farm Bureau, a nonprofit organization of farmers and their supporters, is sponsoring a holiday recipe contest to encourage cooks to use local, freshly grown ingredients in their holiday cooking. Part of the 5.5 million-member national...Tags: Dining and Drinking, MySpace, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Potatoes
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These days, a company Web site isn't enough
This entry is based on some of my recent conversations with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce about the importance of the Internet. Let me start with this: No small business should be without a Web site. Over 215 million Americans use the...Tags: MySpace, Small Businesses, Facebook, Political Campaigns
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Socializing hard to stop on job sites
If a successful job search comes down to whom you know, social-networking Web sites should be a great tool. After all, these sites are massive collections of personal and business contacts who are a click away from exchanging information. But even...Tags: Colleges and Universities, MySpace, Chicago Jobs, Ohio State University, Sociology
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Browsers put parents in control of children's networking
Sarah Winblad recently had "the talk" with her 12-year-old daughter. Winblad had found her daughter visiting MySpace, a social networking site that was supposed to be off limits. So she installed Glubble, a free program that creates a "closed" browsing...Tags: MySpace, Computing and Information Technology, Teen-agers, McAfee Incorporated, Sociology
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Employers lurk online
We know employers and recruiters use social networking sites to vet job candidates and even see what current employees are up to. Now we have a better insight into how they're using that information, according to a survey by the Society for Human...Tags: Robert H Smith, MySpace, Academic Progress, Employers, Sociology
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The future of working -- and networking
Last week, the New York Times reported that Rielle Hunter's lawyer, who issued a statement in December that Hunter was not carrying John Edwards' child, and Andrew Young's lawyer, who shortly thereafter issued a statement that Hunter was carrying hishis...Tags: Andrew Young, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Heads of State, New York Times, Academic Progress
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Ten Career Mistakes For Boomers
DEAR JOYCE: At 61, I realize that my retirement funds aren't going to last, and I now plan to keep working for another decade. I'm not sure how I feel about that prospect. Before I reorganize my life to adapt to my new future, do you have suggestions? --...Tags: Google Inc., Retirement, Online
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Professional networking site LinkedIn valued at $1 billion
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLinkedIn Corp. has made a big connection with investors, who are valuing the professional networking company at more than $1 billion. LinkedIn said Tuesday that it had received $53 million in venture capital funding from Bain Capital Ventures and three...Tags: MySpace, Employees, Bill Gates, Elections, Political Candidates
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GOP releases full convention roster
The Swampby Frank James The Democratic National Convention isn't even half over and already we're looking ahead to next week's Republican version which Republicans have dubbed the "Country First" convention to tie in with the overarching theme of Sen. John McCain'...Tags: Puerto Rico, Laura Bush, Ron Paul, Charlie Smith, Bill Frist
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