Monthly Archives: February 2011

How a conference backchannel can add real value – #trulondon 3

Just wanted to pick up on one of the innovations at the #Tru London 3 recruitment unconference. Bill Boorman – the event organiser – has written a great post on why he likes the unconference model and how he intends … Continue reading

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Literature festivals: great content marketing for authors

I went to two talks today at Bath Literature Festival – one by Kate Rew on outdoor swimming and one by Zaiba Malik on her memoir of growing up a British Muslim. Both were very interesting talks. These events are … Continue reading

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Amazon Jobs a jobs board for the future?

Amazon Jobs – now there's a good idea. What a jobs board could look like  . . . well, I think it is Whilst at last week's recruiting unconference Tru London 3 Amazon croppped up in a couple of discuussions. … Continue reading

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3 ways good design makes you happy

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When connections become relationships

I got to interview some interesting people at last week's recruiting unconference Tru London 3 – you can hear them all in this post. One comment stuck out for me which I think goes to the heart of how social … Continue reading

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Argos and Blogger in top 20 UK websites

Today web monitoring company Nielsen has published its list of the top 50 UK online brands. I can't find the source on the Nielsen site so am taking the finding from a report in The Telegraph. Top 10 looks like … Continue reading

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#Trulondon 3 audioboos with @billboorman @radicalrecruit @chinagorman @lruettimann

Here are my four Audioboos from TruLondon 3 – thanks to Bill Boorman, China Gorman, Geoff Webb (aka Radical Recruit) and Laurie Ruettimann. Enjoy.

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HR, teams and the social media opportunity at #trulondon 3

Really interesting commentary from Jon Ingham on why HR needs to focus on teams rather than individuals.  

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Tru London 3 – aggregated blog posts so far . . .

UPDATE: I'll add more posts as they get published. Beth Mayes reviews her first Tru experience – Guest post: Oxfam @#trulondon by @KBMayes Wannabe recruiter Ruxandra Fratescu starts blogging with her view of the Tru London experience – My #trulondon … Continue reading

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Social media in the enterprise – yes, it does work

What you can do with social media View more presentations from Rick Mans.

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