Comments on: The Jobby Experiment http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:16:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: WeatherBill Launches, Announces All Star Investors http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1680418 WeatherBill Launches, Announces All Star Investors Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:22:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1680418 [...] it out. Particularly if you are creating Flash applications yourself (I said the same thing about Jobby with their use of Ajax back in [...] [...] it out. Particularly if you are creating Flash applications yourself (I said the same thing about Jobby with their use of Ajax back in [...]

]]> By: techcrunch » Blog Archive » Rescue Time: Automated Time Management meets Web 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1555597 techcrunch » Blog Archive » Rescue Time: Automated Time Management meets Web 2.0 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:12:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1555597 [...] Wright from Rescue Time, now on his third startup, having sold Jobby to Jobster in 2006, told me that core mission of Rescue Time is to allow information workers to [...] [...] Wright from Rescue Time, now on his third startup, having sold Jobby to Jobster in 2006, told me that core mission of Rescue Time is to allow information workers to [...]

]]> By: RescueTime Blog Web Biz: How to have 4,000 Users Waiting When You Launch « http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1485266 RescueTime Blog Web Biz: How to have 4,000 Users Waiting When You Launch « Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:00:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1485266 [...] about 19%).  As a side note, this is the second time a site of mine has hit TechCrunch.  The first was in march of 2006, and resulted in about 12,000 unique visitors from TC and “splash” traffic.  Both of [...] [...] about 19%).  As a side note, this is the second time a site of mine has hit TechCrunch.  The first was in march of 2006, and resulted in about 12,000 unique visitors from TC and “splash” traffic.  Both of [...]

]]> By: Multimedias.mobi » Rescue Time: Automated Time Management meets Web 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1364263 Multimedias.mobi » Rescue Time: Automated Time Management meets Web 2.0 Sat, 05 May 2007 16:49:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1364263 [...] Wright from Rescue Time, now on his third startup, having sold Jobby to Jobster in 2006, told me that core mission of Rescue Time is to allow information workers to [...] [...] Wright from Rescue Time, now on his third startup, having sold Jobby to Jobster in 2006, told me that core mission of Rescue Time is to allow information workers to [...]

]]> By: Rescue Time: Automated Time Management meets Web 2.0 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1363324 Rescue Time: Automated Time Management meets Web 2.0 Sat, 05 May 2007 02:44:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1363324 [...] Wright from Rescue Time, now on his third startup, having sold Jobby to Jobster in 2006, told me that core mission of Rescue Time is to allow information workers to [...] [...] Wright from Rescue Time, now on his third startup, having sold Jobby to Jobster in 2006, told me that core mission of Rescue Time is to allow information workers to [...]

]]> By: Bloglish - Let your weblog speaks to all » WeatherBill Launches, Announces All Star Investors http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1306861 Bloglish - Let your weblog speaks to all » WeatherBill Launches, Announces All Star Investors Sun, 01 Apr 2007 18:18:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1306861 [...] it out. Particularly if you are creating Flash applications yourself (I said the same thing about Jobby with their use of Ajax back in [...] [...] it out. Particularly if you are creating Flash applications yourself (I said the same thing about Jobby with their use of Ajax back in [...]

]]> By: scotland1!! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1082933 scotland1!! Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:35:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1082933 DALE COLLINS is a god in scotland DALE COLLINS is a god in scotland

]]> By: scotland1!! http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1082911 scotland1!! Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:31:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-1082911 im from scotland and jobby does mean turd im from scotland and jobby does mean turd

]]> By: lewis http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-863386 lewis Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:34:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-863386 jobby in the uk means shit jobby in the uk means shit

]]> By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Jobster （たった2ヶ月の）Jobbyを買収 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-71033 TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » Jobster （たった2ヶ月の）Jobbyを買収 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 04:09:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-71033 [...] 3月末に beta版に開始したときに、Jobby の会社概要を紹介し た。 他のサイトからジョブリスティングを集める Indeed や Simply Hired とは違い Jobby は直接求職者からレジュメ（履歴書）などの情報を集める。そして雇用側を向かえ、リストから検索できる環境を提供する。また、Jobby では特定のスキルセットを持った人材を探すこともでき、RSSを利用して「将来の結果」を購読することもできる。私としては　Jobby のサービスは上出来だと思う。優れた検索機能とともに、スキルやレジュメの情報を入力するAjax使用のインターフェースは、すばらしいユーザー・エクス ペリエンスを提供している。Jobster が今後　Jobby をどのように既存のソリューションに融合させるのか楽しみである。 [...] [...] 3月末に beta版に開始したときに、Jobby の会社概要を紹介し た。 他のサイトからジョブリスティングを集める Indeed や Simply Hired とは違い Jobby は直接求職者からレジュメ（履歴書）などの情報を集める。そして雇用側を向かえ、リストから検索できる環境を提供する。また、Jobby では特定のスキルセットを持った人材を探すこともでき、RSSを利用して「将来の結果」を購読することもできる。私としては　Jobby のサービスは上出来だと思う。優れた検索機能とともに、スキルやレジュメの情報を入力するAjax使用のインターフェースは、すばらしいユーザー・エクス ペリエンスを提供している。Jobster が今後　Jobby をどのように既存のソリューションに融合させるのか楽しみである。 [...]

]]> By: XOOPS CHINA - WordPress » Digg PHP’s Scalability and Performance http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-53835 XOOPS CHINA - WordPress » Digg PHP’s Scalability and Performance Fri, 26 May 2006 09:12:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-53835 [...] ConclusionJobby was launched successfully on its single modest server and, thanks to links from Ajaxian and TechCrunch, went on to happily survive hundreds of thousands of hits in a single week. Assuming I applied all of my new found PHP tuning knowledge correctly, the application should be able to handle much more load on its current hardware. [...] [...] ConclusionJobby was launched successfully on its single modest server and, thanks to links from Ajaxian and TechCrunch, went on to happily survive hundreds of thousands of hits in a single week. Assuming I applied all of my new found PHP tuning knowledge correctly, the application should be able to handle much more load on its current hardware. [...]

]]> By: Web 2.0 - Что нового? » Jobster собирается купить двухмесячного Jobby http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-52919 Web 2.0 - Что нового? » Jobster собирается купить двухмесячного Jobby Wed, 24 May 2006 19:21:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-52919 [...] Базирующийся в Сиэтле Jobster в среду утром аннонсирует приобретение нового стартапа под названием Jobby. Условия сделки разглашаться не будут.Jobby вышел в бета-стадию в конце марта. В отличие от сервисов Unlike Indeed и Simply Hired, которые агрегируют списки вакансий с других сайтов, Jobby собирает резюме от самих пользователей, которые ищут работу, после чего приглашает работодателей поискать в списках имеющихся претендентов. Также Jobby позволяет работодателем искать людей с очень редкими знаниями и навыками, и имеет возможность подписываться на результаты поискjd через RSS. Ajax-интерфейс, используемый при составлении резюме, а также превосходно реализованный поиск действительно являются примером отличного сервиса, ориентированного на простых пользователей. Интересно будет увидеть, как Jobster синтегрирует Jobby в свои текущие решения. [...] [...] Базирующийся в Сиэтле Jobster в среду утром аннонсирует приобретение нового стартапа под названием Jobby. Условия сделки разглашаться не будут.Jobby вышел в бета-стадию в конце марта. В отличие от сервисов Unlike Indeed и Simply Hired, которые агрегируют списки вакансий с других сайтов, Jobby собирает резюме от самих пользователей, которые ищут работу, после чего приглашает работодателей поискать в списках имеющихся претендентов. Также Jobby позволяет работодателем искать людей с очень редкими знаниями и навыками, и имеет возможность подписываться на результаты поискjd через RSS. Ajax-интерфейс, используемый при составлении резюме, а также превосходно реализованный поиск действительно являются примером отличного сервиса, ориентированного на простых пользователей. Интересно будет увидеть, как Jobster синтегрирует Jobby в свои текущие решения. [...]

]]> By: BiZwiKi.CN - 喧闹 PK 噪音 » Blog Archive » (两个月大)小Jobby被2000万美元收购 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-52513 BiZwiKi.CN - 喧闹 PK 噪音 » Blog Archive » (两个月大)小Jobby被2000万美元收购 Wed, 24 May 2006 07:21:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-52513 [...] Submitted by: Nicole WangSeattle based 的人力资源交流网站 Jobster 周三发布了这个消息。成立不到两个月的 Jobby 将被他们收归旗下。不同于一般猎头网站采用简单的客户信息发布，向注册者推荐工作，最后达成双方雇用关系的服务模式。Jobby 把罗列在其它网站上面的工作信息聚合起来，从其他猎头手上收集应聘者的简历，然后邀请雇主搜索符合特定条件的简历并从中挑选合适的人员进行面试。另一方面，待聘人员也可以通过订阅相关的技术工种；通过RSS 及时发现该工种的需求发布信息。如果您也在开办一个猎头网站，并且有兴趣借鉴 Jobby 的成功经验，Michael Arrington 的The Jobby Experiment 有更为详细的介绍。 Jobster has raised over $20 million in venture capital. Investors include Trinity Ventures, Ignition Partners and Mayfield. [...] [...] Submitted by: Nicole WangSeattle based 的人力资源交流网站 Jobster 周三发布了这个消息。成立不到两个月的 Jobby 将被他们收归旗下。不同于一般猎头网站采用简单的客户信息发布，向注册者推荐工作，最后达成双方雇用关系的服务模式。Jobby 把罗列在其它网站上面的工作信息聚合起来，从其他猎头手上收集应聘者的简历，然后邀请雇主搜索符合特定条件的简历并从中挑选合适的人员进行面试。另一方面，待聘人员也可以通过订阅相关的技术工种；通过RSS 及时发现该工种的需求发布信息。如果您也在开办一个猎头网站，并且有兴趣借鉴 Jobby 的成功经验，Michael Arrington 的The Jobby Experiment 有更为详细的介绍。 Jobster has raised over $20 million in venture capital. Investors include Trinity Ventures, Ignition Partners and Mayfield. [...]

]]> By: TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Jobster To Acquire (two month old) Jobby http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-52484 TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Jobster To Acquire (two month old) Jobby Wed, 24 May 2006 06:16:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-52484 [...] I profiled Jobby when it entered it’s beta in late March. Unlike Indeed and Simply Hired, which aggregate job listing from other sites, Jobby takes resume information directly from Job Seekers and then invites employers to search through listings. Jobby also allows employers to search for highly specific skillsets and subscribe to future results via RSS. I gave Jobby a thumbs up: the Ajax interface for filling in skill/resume information, along with the excellent search features results in a really cool user experience. It will be interesting to see how Jobster integrates Jobby into its existing solutions. [...] [...] I profiled Jobby when it entered it’s beta in late March. Unlike Indeed and Simply Hired, which aggregate job listing from other sites, Jobby takes resume information directly from Job Seekers and then invites employers to search through listings. Jobby also allows employers to search for highly specific skillsets and subscribe to future results via RSS. I gave Jobby a thumbs up: the Ajax interface for filling in skill/resume information, along with the excellent search features results in a really cool user experience. It will be interesting to see how Jobster integrates Jobby into its existing solutions. [...]

]]> By: JavaStation Builder NetWork 2006 » Digg PHP’s Scalability and Performance http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-28597 JavaStation Builder NetWork 2006 » Digg PHP’s Scalability and Performance Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:14:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-28597 [...] Conclusion Jobby was launched successfully on its single modest server and, thanks to links from Ajaxian and TechCrunch, went on to happily survive hundreds of thousands of hits in a single week. Assuming I applied all of my new found PHP tuning knowledge correctly, the application should be able to handle much more load on its current hardware. [...] [...] Conclusion Jobby was launched successfully on its single modest server and, thanks to links from Ajaxian and TechCrunch, went on to happily survive hundreds of thousands of hits in a single week. Assuming I applied all of my new found PHP tuning knowledge correctly, the application should be able to handle much more load on its current hardware. [...]

]]> By: somewhere in… colourful moments » Digg PHP’s Scalability and Performance http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-26359 somewhere in… colourful moments » Digg PHP’s Scalability and Performance Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:10:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-26359 [...] Conclusion Jobby was launched successfully on its single modest server and, thanks to links from Ajaxian and TechCrunch, went on to happily survive hundreds of thousands of hits in a single week. Assuming I applied all of my new found PHP tuning knowledge correctly, the application should be able to handle much more load on its current hardware. [...] [...] Conclusion Jobby was launched successfully on its single modest server and, thanks to links from Ajaxian and TechCrunch, went on to happily survive hundreds of thousands of hits in a single week. Assuming I applied all of my new found PHP tuning knowledge correctly, the application should be able to handle much more load on its current hardware. [...]

]]> By: GoJobby Blog » Blog Archive » Jobby featured in TechCrunch, recruiting.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-24204 GoJobby Blog » Blog Archive » Jobby featured in TechCrunch, recruiting.com Fri, 31 Mar 2006 19:59:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-24204 [...] TechCrunch gave us a very favorable write-up. [...] [...] TechCrunch gave us a very favorable write-up. [...]

]]> By: Zoli's Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23432 Zoli's Blog Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:29:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23432 <strong>How a Good Name Turns out to be Crap - Literally...</strong> TechCrunch gave a pretty positivie review of Jobby:  "Unlike other web 2.0 job sites like Indeed and Simply Hired (which aggregate job listings from around the web), Jobby takes information directly from job seekers, and then focuses on helping r... How a Good Name Turns out to be Crap - Literally…

TechCrunch gave a pretty positivie review of Jobby:  “Unlike other web 2.0 job sites like Indeed and Simply Hired (which aggregate job listings from around the web), Jobby takes information directly from job seekers, and then focuses on helping r…

]]> By: leisa.reichelt http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23349 leisa.reichelt Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:58:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23349 "Jobby - putting the number 2.0 into the Web" Bless. That's precious. You must use it. “Jobby - putting the number 2.0 into the Web”

Bless. That’s precious.
You must use it.

]]> By: tag cloud interface for list selection (hello Jobby!) at disambiguity http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23297 tag cloud interface for list selection (hello Jobby!) at disambiguity Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:09:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23297 [...] Via TechCrunch today I came across a new beta site - Jobby. This is a site that allows you to upload your resume and create a bit of a personal profile (if you’re hunting down work), or if you’re a potential employer, to search for suitable talent. [...] [...] Via TechCrunch today I came across a new beta site - Jobby. This is a site that allows you to upload your resume and create a bit of a personal profile (if you’re hunting down work), or if you’re a potential employer, to search for suitable talent. [...]

]]> By: Dan Tudor http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23208 Dan Tudor Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:02:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23208 In 1976, "I'm sorry" would be expected and not rewarded by existing or new customers. It wouldn't have generated any news. In 2006, 30 years later, "I'm sorry" means gaining respect, gaining customers, getting sales leads, and improving your corporate image and getting you talked about on the blogosphere. It generates LOTS of news. My question: Why don't more businesses say "I'm sorry"? So few do these days that you are bound to stand-out when you do. In 1976, “I’m sorry” would be expected and not rewarded by existing or new customers. It wouldn’t have generated any news.

In 2006, 30 years later, “I’m sorry” means gaining respect, gaining customers, getting sales leads, and improving your corporate image and getting you talked about on the blogosphere. It generates LOTS of news.

My question: Why don’t more businesses say “I’m sorry”? So few do these days that you are bound to stand-out when you do.

]]> By: Tony Wright http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23206 Tony Wright Tue, 28 Mar 2006 23:51:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23206 RSS feeds are a feature that is now implemented. You can do a search, run a few filters, then RSS the results. Hope that helps! RSS feeds are a feature that is now implemented. You can do a search, run a few filters, then RSS the results. Hope that helps!

]]> By: MyGlobalCity » You’re… Hired - Job Seeking In The Global Village http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23186 MyGlobalCity » You’re… Hired - Job Seeking In The Global Village Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:29:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23186 [...] In the meantime, while Congress mulls over the immigration issues, maybe employers and employees should use Jobby? Contractors and out-of-work veterans could use Ether or Jobby. Because if the workers can’t come to the employers, the employers can to the workers. [...] [...] In the meantime, while Congress mulls over the immigration issues, maybe employers and employees should use Jobby? Contractors and out-of-work veterans could use Ether or Jobby. Because if the workers can’t come to the employers, the employers can to the workers. [...]

]]> By: James Archer http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23137 James Archer Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:08:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23137 I will say, though, that they really should add RSS feeds for search results. I'd love to be able to keep an eye on certain searches so I can snap up new talent. I will say, though, that they really should add RSS feeds for search results. I’d love to be able to keep an eye on certain searches so I can snap up new talent.

]]> By: James Archer http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23136 James Archer Tue, 28 Mar 2006 17:06:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/03/27/the-jobby-experiment/#comment-23136 I've been really impressed with Jobby so far. It's only just come online, and I've already found some very promising candidates. I'm definitely excited to see how things go once it catches on. As far as the name goes, I personally wouldn't worry about it too much. So it means poop; so what? If anything, that'll make it even more memorable. It creates a story behind the brand. Unprofessional? Didn't stop Monster, Yahoo, Google.... I’ve been really impressed with Jobby so far. It’s only just come online, and I’ve already found some very promising candidates. I’m definitely excited to see how things go once it catches on.

As far as the name goes, I personally wouldn’t worry about it too much. So it means poop; so what? If anything, that’ll make it even more memorable. It creates a story behind the brand.

Unprofessional? Didn’t stop Monster, Yahoo, Google….

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