Comments on: Yahoo To KickStart Social Networking Efforts

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links for 2007-09-23 — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:22:41 +0000

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By: phenom

phenom — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:53:42 +0000

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By: Bharati Dalela

Bharati Dalela — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:46:17 +0000

Better late than never, although I think it will miss out on the first mover advantage and keep busy catching up.

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Favorieten en bookmarks voor 31st August tot 3rd September — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:41:39 +0000

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By: Yaq

Yaq — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:52:15 +0000

http://www.framecaster.com

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:04:05 +0000

I think this idea will work great.

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:59:01 +0000

Doomed to fail!
Even facebook is doomed, only MS can really pull this off!

http://fakestev...er.blogspot.com

By: Scott Rafer

Scott Rafer — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:36:03 +0000

There’s another social network Yahoo owns. It’s the one that runs on this page — MyBlogLog.

By: dubious

dubious — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:37:39 +0000

Has anyone seen http://Top20Network.com

By: Affinity Circles inCircle User

Affinity Circles inCircle User — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:57:49 +0000

Diagree “User”. I use the Affinity Circles application from my Alumni Association and it is definitely not Web 1.0. Kickstart may be welcomed, but it is not different that what Facebook offers today. At least what Affinity Circles provides is value that I can’t get elsewhere.

By: User

User — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:28:21 +0000

Affinity Circles looks Web 1.0 (Web 0.5)? This Kickstart thing will be welcomed…

By: Chuck Taylor

Chuck Taylor — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:57:12 +0000

Affinity Circles (www.affinitycircles.com) has been in the market for over two years with recruitment advertising solutions that leverage the trusted social networks of employees to help employers reach quality passive candidates. The company hosts the official online communities for over 120 leading academic alumni organizations and professional trade associations, including well known brands such as Stanford, Berkeley, Wharton, Georgetown, NYU, Dartmouth, U Michigan, etc. These networks collectively represent over 12 million degreed professionals (24% of the college-grad population in the US), 62% of which have over 5 yrs work experience and 22% of which have advanced degrees (MBA, PhD, etc). The audience is very high quality, and the majority of members are passive candidates who will only consider opportunities that come to them via trusted sources.

To help employers engage candidates in these communities, Affinity Circles has built interactive media products that combine job listings, company branding and profiles of employees who are community members. This “virtual career fair” helps employers build relationships with desirable candidates and encourages quality applications as candidates learn more about the company, the culture, and specific job opportunities. The company has also developed an easy way for employees who are members of the community to provide trusted referrals of interested candidates back to the hiring manager. Many employers have found that leveraging the trusted networks of their employees is far more effective and economical than paying for contingency recruiters, who frequently charge 20-40% of first year compensation yet have only superficial knowledge of the employer and the candidate.

By: Adi

Adi — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:48:57 +0000

How many site social networking now ? Is the end of social networking ? I don’t know why Yahoo lauch this site. Need a crowded a market, huuh…..

By: KingJacob

KingJacob — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:53:50 +0000

I doubt this will work because where is the motivation for a former student/employee to invite current students.

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:43:13 +0000

Yahoo will not succeed in social networking. The brand name is known but hardly associated with the new age of websites. They need to reinvent themselves entirely, or public perception of the company will not change. This doesn’t sound very innovative and as a college student seeking work, I’m really not tempted to bother with it unless I hear overwhelmingly great things about it.

By: Rajesh Shakya

Rajesh Shakya — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:42:38 +0000

Will be great for head hunting.

By: India Web News

India Web News — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:37:04 +0000

It is good to know that. Atleast we can now expect some better social networking platforms from the leaders.

By: India Web News

India Web News — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:36:17 +0000

It is good to know that. Atleast we can now expect some better social netowrking platforms from the leaders.

By: David Dalka - Creating Revenue and Retention - Chicago GSB MBA

David Dalka - Creating Revenue and Retention - Chicago GSB MBA — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:22:30 +0000

KickStart Solves the Wrong Reruiting Problem…

While I have not seen or used the reported Kickstart, Techcrunch described it in the following manner:
“Yahoo is reported to be working on a new social networking service that matches college students to employers.” (emphasis added)
This i…

By: GR

GR — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:42:25 +0000

Something need to review.

By: John

John — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:59:36 +0000

I agree with Amy.

John

By: Amy Wilsch

Amy Wilsch — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:55:00 +0000

Kickstart as a name is totally overused though.
There’s that Kick Start guy from Entrepreneur.com
several companies with the name KickStart in it.
etc