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Series 1: Office Pranks
by Sean Ryan on March 19, 2010

It's Friday... let's have a little fun. Here's Tony Sternberg with some office humor:Series 1: Office PranksBuilding office camaraderie can be fun process. What better way to do this than with office pranks? For me, the best office pranks are the simple ones that can make even the geekiest computer people (::cough:: Andy/Andrew ::cough::) pause for...

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How Would You Handle Tiger?
by Sean Ryan on March 17, 2010

Yesterday, Tiger Woods announced that he would be returning to the PGA Tour during the biggest tournament of the year. This will be a media circus... but more-so on the outside. Augusta National has a reputation of being very controlling with who it allows in (fans, press, etc) - and that's likely a major factor why Woods will be returning when -...

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Moving, Forums, and Customer Satisfaction
by Sean Ryan on March 15, 2010

This past week, our office moved about a mile down the road. No problem, right? Well, I hate moving... hate it. We all know how it goes: boxing everything up - transporting, lifting, dragging - then digging through all those boxes just to find out you somehow didn't box up everything. It's frustrating. It's plain annoying. But, it's just part of...

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New Study: Twitter Bell-Curve
by Sean Ryan on March 11, 2010

If you are a social media-savvy recruiter, you're likely using Twitter and other means of social networking to get the word out about open positions. But did you know that Tweeting too much or too little can have a big impact on the number of followers you have?A new study by Barracuda Labs shows there is a bell-curve in the relation between...

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The "Handsome Careers Page Club" (Video)
by Sean Ryan on March 10, 2010

To attract the best talent, you need your first impression to be a good one.Job seekers will stumble upon your website or job posting on a job board, and immediately start making judgments about your company. What impression will they get? You want that job seeker to see a good looking, sharp website. Not a hodgepodge of widgets and career portals...

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Information Please...
by Sean Ryan on March 19, 2010

I was sitting around with some of my friends last night talking about basketball (there's this little tournament going on right now you might have heard about). We started throwing out questions like "Who holds the record for this" or "What year did that happen"? Of course, if we didn't know the answer off hand, we'd jump on Google and try to find...

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In Recruiting, Twitter is the "Handshake"
by Sean Ryan on March 16, 2010

So you've got a load of followers on Twitter and a ton of Facebook friends. Good, Great - Grand! You're popular.But that doesn't mean the cash register - or phones for that matter - are ringing. At this point, many recruiters simply give up on social media as a form of communication with potential clients. In her recent blog on Recruitingblogs.com,...

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How Reliable Is Your Website?
by Sean Ryan on March 11, 2010

Here is a forum entry from the boss himself, Asim Baig:Running a reliable web application service means carefully monitoring your servers for outages and/or slow response times. Using a reliable server monitoring infrastructure serves a dual purpose. It allows immediate notification to team members, in the event of a server outage.

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Browser Wars: Which Should You Use?
by Tony sternberg on March 10, 2010

Browser Wars: Which Should You Use?Internet Explorer, Opera, Chrome, Firefox, oh my! To the average user, is it really so important which browser to use? Well, with websites and web applications increasing in popularity and functionality that answer is a resounding YES! When choosing your browser, keep in mind the following:Stay ModernAs someone...

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A Twitter Memo: Auto Responding with PHP
by Andy Mornes on March 9, 2010

Twitter continues to becoming more and more popular these days, especially for businesses. As a business, you want to keep your followers interested, and in-tune with all your media outlets. One great way is to use Twitter's direct messages. If you follow CATS on twitter, you'll get a direct message from us right away letting you know how you can...

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