online.wsj.com - 2/3/2009
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Everett Collection During the Great Depression, many unemployed workers spent entire afternoons watching films at movie houses like this in Eugene, Ore.
blogs.zdnet.com - 2/5/2009
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blogs.zdnet.com —
Last week, a commercial Twitter spamming tool (tweettornado.com)
pitching itself as a “fully automated advertising software for...
Twitter” hit the market, potentially empowering phishers, spammers, malware authors and everyone in between ...
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Commercial Twitter spamming tool hits the market
techcrunch.com - 2/10/2009
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techcrunch.com —
Companies using Twitter for commercial purposes may soon
start getting charged for that activity, according to an...
interview British trade magazine Marketing (part of BrandRepublic) held with co-founder Biz Stone. This is what Stone reportedly said: “We are noticing more companies ...
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Twitter To Start Charging Companies For Having An Account?
litmanlive.co.uk - 2/3/2009
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litmanlive.co.uk —
It was particularly apt that I came across
this WSJ article entitled ‘Twitter yourself a job’ today...
of all days and also incidentally via Twitter. I came across it through Mitch Joel who was retweeting a message from Steve Rubel (phew, ...
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How to use Twitter to find your next job.
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News Bits: Google Execs on Trial Over Bully Video
Contentinople: —
... , she wrote, "Now that we have Carol Bartz, our terrific new CEO in place, the time is right for me to step out and find my next challenge." Speaking of the unemployed... WSJ reports today that widespread unemployment is boosting traffic for social networking and online gaming sites. According to ...
The Internet during a recession: Welcome distraction or ruiner of dreams?
CrunchGear —
... , an outlet for the freshly jobless to waste their hours away? (That’s what the Wall Street Journal says.) Or, more sinisterly, is it the cause of needless panic and stress, causing us to freak out over things we have no control over? (That’s what the ...
Escapism In The Time Of Layoffs [Wall Street Journal]
Kotaku —
... consumption, but I think it'd be more of a statement for someone to turn to World of Warcraft in their jobless state. Out of Office: Job Loss in the Age of Blogs and Twitter
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