How to make Google your English Teacher

Seeded on Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:39 PM EST (EnglishCafe.com)

Learn how to use Google as a guide for learning English with these tips from Jim Stroud, Social Media Development Manager for EnglishCafe.com. You can also download a free ebook with even more Google tips.

google, free, education, language, course, translation, lessons, class, grammar, vocabulary

Flickr will begin hosting video in April 2008

Seeded on Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:47 PM EDT (I Live Online)

What will this mean for YouTube?

yahoo, technology, tech, video, photos, flickr, social-media, youtube

Microsoft bids $45,000,000,000.00 for Yahoo

Seeded on Fri Feb 1, 2008 11:08 AM EST ()

Microsoft Corp. made an unsolicited $44.6 billion cash and stock bid for Yahoo on Friday, a deal that could shake up the competitive and lucrative market for Internet search.

google, yahoo, business, search, internet, microsoft, searchengine

One heck of a resume

Seeded on Thu Jan 3, 2008 9:26 AM EST ()

Jim Stroud is a Searchologist with an expertise in the full life-cycle placement of Executive and Technical personnel, Recruitment Research and Competitive Intelligence. He is an accomplished Blogger, Podcaster, Trainer and Author.

business, blogger, author, new-media, trainer, hr, podcaster, recruiter, researcher, competitive-intelligence

VIDEO - Indians pray to "Visa God" for H-1B visas

Seeded on Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:49 PM EST ()

Praying to a certain hindu god guarantees a work visa? Many Indians believe so. Click the link to see for yourself.

india, jobs, labor, odd-news, outsourcing, employment, human-resources, career, hr

Get a job!

Seeded on Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:51 PM EST (www.JimStroud.com)

A comic look at wanting a better job verses actually pursuing one.

business, jobs, labor, monster, comics, employment, careers, freelance, comic, resume

People Say Stupid Things

Seeded on Wed Nov 7, 2007 2:05 PM EST (jimstroud.com)

If you were committing fraud across state lines (and thereby risk doing federal jail time) on a regular basis, would you be stupid enough to brag about it in online forums for all to see and comment on? Well, one recruiter did (actually quite a few have) and saw nothing wrong wit …

business, jobs, recruiting, law, ethics, legal, careers, human-resources, hr

Yahoo just launched a social network for college students

Seeded on Mon Nov 5, 2007 1:53 PM EST (jimstroud.com)

More competition for Facebook

yahoo, technology, facebook, social-networks

Google, Plagiarism, Age Discrimination and Sleazy Recruiter Tactics

Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:22 AM EDT (jimstroud.com)

Jim Stroud and Karen Mattonen discuss plagiarism, IBM's attempt to patent outsourcing, Google (allegedly) giving an old guy the boot and sleazy recruiter tactics.

google, business, recruiting, ethics, ibm, legal, human-resources, hr

Who owns your data?

Seeded on Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:01 PM EDT (jimstroud.com)

Who owns your data? What happens if you become Censored on a network, and no longer have the freedom to access any of your information or the data or data that you once belonged to? Who really owns or should own the right to the data? The Social network or the author?

business, blogging, content, new-media, social-media

A little known Yahoo Search tool is (still) in beta

Seeded on Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:13 PM EDT (jimstroud.com)

A lesser know Yahoo tool may never see the light of day.

web2-0, yahoo, technology, tech, search, searchengine, mindset

New Google features that are still in beta

Seeded on Tue Oct 9, 2007 11:39 AM EDT (jimstroud.com)

Check out how Google is experimenting with how search results will be displayed.

web2-0, google, yahoo, technology, search, microsoft, searchengine

Google is recruiting with Gmail

Seeded on Mon Oct 1, 2007 9:47 AM EDT (jimstroud.com)

Based on what you say in Gmail, Google may recruit you.

google, business, privacy, recruiting, hr

The VERY best way to recruit and retain employees

Seeded on Tue Sep 4, 2007 10:03 AM EDT (jimstroud.com)

If your company had unsolicited testimonials on the web, especially in forums where passive candidates hang out, how much easier would it be to recruit and (more importantly) retain employees? Check out this comment I found on Slashdot...

business, jobs, employee, career, hr

There is no (pending) labor shortage! Get over it…

Seeded on Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:28 PM EDT (jimstroud.com)

Lately there has been much discussion of the impending doom to be caused from an Impending Labor Shortage- Why? Is it because there is some truth behind it? Some defined element of reality or just another wave of hysteria that makes for good reading.

business, jobs, labor, recruiting, generation, age, employment, careers, human-resources, jobsearch

This is what Monster.com should have done after they were hacked

Seeded on Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:36 AM EDT (jimstroud.com)

After it was hacked, Monster.com is doing a bad job of damage control. Here is a list of what they should be doing now to prevent a mass customer defection.

business, jobs, internet, monster, employees, careers, hacking, interviewing

Another blogger sells his blog

Seeded on Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:20 AM EDT (jimstroud.com)

Popular recruiting blog - JimStroud.com has been sold to an (as of yet) undisclosed party.

web2-0, business, blogs, internet

How to Handle X-Rated Employment History on Your Resume

Seeded on Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:30 PM EDT (jimstroud.com)

If you are a stripper looking for a "day job," then this is some really good resume advice.

jobs, labor, recruiting, odd-news, employment, funny, labour, resume, career, hr

Google, Staroffice and what it means for Internet Sourcers

Seeded on Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:01 AM EDT (jimstroud.com)

Google Pack, the collection of applications recommended by Google, includes a new software: StarOffice, an office suite developed by Sun. I examine the ramificiations for Internet Sourcers seeking talent online.

google, business, recruiting, microsoft, strategy, tutorial, how-to, recruiter, internet-research

SOURCING TIP: Time-traveling with Exalead

Seeded on Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:05 PM EST (jimstroud.com)

How to use Exalead to find free resumes online.

business, jobs, recruiting, research, careers, resume, hr, online-research

PODCAST - Democrats, Recruiters and pending regulation

Seeded on Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:54 PM EST (jimstroud.com)

Democrats are in power and recruiters should be concerned. Jim Stroud, Karen Mattonen and Doug Beabout discuss pending legislation and other issues affecting the recruiting industry.

business, labor, politics, recruiting, employment, human-resources, hr

SOURCING TIP! How to source Google Engineers with... Google!

Seeded on Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:44 PM EST (Jim Stroud 2.0)

Step-by-step guide on how to use Google's new Patent search tool to find (and possibly) recruit Google's engineers.

google, technology, recruiting, research, patents, sergey-brin, hr, sourcing, sourcing-secrets, google-engineers

The best collaborative tool on the planet for online researching

Seeded on Thu Nov 30, 2006 12:54 PM EST (Jim Stroud 2.0)

Diigo is the best social annotation tool I have found online to date. I HIGHLY recommend it as a tool for online researchers who work are jointly involved on a project.

web2-0, technology, social, research, information, sourcing, annotation