Posted by Sinead Bunting on Jul 31, 2009 in Recruiting News | Comments Off
A lovely example of how copyright owners can interact with and benefit from unlicensed content users. The future of copyright and content use was demonstrated by Sony when a Bride and Groom filmed themselves and their wedding party dancing up the aisle to the song 'Forever' by Chris Brown. The clip uploaded on youtube has recieved nearly 13 million views and 65,000 comments. Instead of blocking its use, Sony 'added a simple pop-up overlay that offers users a chance to purchase the song from iTunes or Amazon. According to YouTube, in the last week, the year-old song has risen to #4 on the iTunes charts and #3 on Amazon.' A sign of things to come.
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Posted by Sinead Bunting on Jul 31, 2009 in Recruiting News | Comments Off
A lovely example of how copyright owners can interact with and benefit from unlicensed content users. The future of copyright and content use was demonstrated by Sony when a Bride and Groom filmed themselves and their wedding party dancing up the aisle to the song 'Forever' by Chris Brown. The clip uploaded on youtube has recieved nearly 13 million views and 65,000 comments. Instead of blocking its use, Sony 'added a simple pop-up overlay that offers users a chance to purchase the song from iTunes or Amazon. According to YouTube, in the last week, the year-old song has risen to #4 on the iTunes charts and #3 on Amazon.' A sign of things to come.
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Posted by Matt Alder on Jul 27, 2009 in Recruiting News | Comments Off
A belated thank you to everyone who came to the Summer Recruitment Tweetup a couple of weeks ago. Particular thanks must go to my co-organiser Jamie Leonard (now working at The Ladders) and our generous sponsors TwitterJobSearch and 1Job.co.uk We’ll be looking to do another one in October or November so if anyone has any good ideas about formats or venues please get in touch. For those of you who couldn’t make it on the night this is what you missed…..
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Posted by Matt Alder on Jul 27, 2009 in Recruiting News | Comments Off
A belated thank you to everyone who came to the Summer Recruitment Tweetup a couple of weeks ago. Particular thanks must go to my co-organiser Jamie Leonard (now working at The Ladders) and our generous sponsors TwitterJobSearch and 1Job.co.uk We’ll be looking to do another one in October or November so if anyone has any good ideas about formats or venues please get in touch. For those of you who couldn’t make it on the night this is what you missed…..
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Posted by Gireesh Sharma on Jul 23, 2009 in HR Tech News | Comments Off
Leave Management is one of the most important HR processes, that consumes a small but significant portion of managerial time. While managers are usually overloaded with projects & hunger for resources, approving subordinates leaves is a tight rope walk. On one hand HR has to ensure compliance with leave policy & ensure availability of sufficient [...]
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