According to a Career Builder Survey in 2009, 45% of employers use social media sites like Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and LinkedIn to screen potential employees. It makes sense to include on your resume the URL to your professional blog or an online portfolio of your work, but don’t expect employers to stop there.
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Okay, so we understand a cartoon tiger selling sugary cereal to kids. But, when it comes to essential life decisions, like buying insurance, will adults really not go for a certain brand message unless it’s delivered by a gecko? Or, better yet, a cavemen?
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Halloween is approaching, and woof is this creepy! Only a week after an eerie photo claiming to be Nicolas Cage from Civil War times surfaced on eBay, another old photo coincidentally emerged to demonstrate that even more celebrities among us are really just zombies, vampires, or time travelers.
Since Facebook now has over 800 million unique users, the constant blabber about Facebook changes is inevitable. You may say right now I am adding to the blabber. Well, so be it.
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Under recent scrutiny for their hike in prices, Netflix announced Tuesday that they are splitting their streaming and DVD services into two separate companies…
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Now that fall is near, the summer vacation pictures are uploaded, and the kids are back in school, we wonder, where did the summer go?
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Yesterday I was suckered into a Groupon purchase. $10 for $20 at Whole Foods? Sweet!
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