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I’ve been intrigued by mobile since I bought my first Palm back in 2003 and always thought the ability to have the Web in your hand, always on, at all times, was bound to be an idea and technology that would take off.

It was merely a question of time. And since smarter people than me agree that now is that time, we took the jump. If you’re not a Facebook fan or on our e-mail list, it’s news to you. We’ve recently soft-launched our latest venture, mJob.… Continue

From Cheezhead - Seems just like yesterday we were reporting the end of itzbig, the first of the eHarmonies to officially go bye-bye. Not so fast! Back from the dead, former itzbig CTO, and now its CEO, Asad Khan sent me a message today proclaiming the company’s rebirth.

“We are changing our model to become more of a technology player for other job boards so as to deliver our superior matching and score card functionality to the widest audience possible.”… Continue

From Cheezhead ... The world’s long wait is finally over. We can all breath again. Over the weekend, Monster.com revealed its new, job seeker-focused redesign. How do the changes rate? We go into the site for an in-depth look at what worked and what didn’t. And does it even matter.

CEO Sal Iannuzzi calls the new site “an entirely new site experience which allows job seekers a more engaging and dynamic way to find the career that best matches their talent, background, aspirations and professiona… Continue

From Cheezhead ... Adicio, the power behind such sites as The Wall Street Journal and The Seattle Times, has launched CareerCast.com. The site will bring together content from the 500-plus partners currently in the Adicio network, encompassing newspaper, broadcast, trade publishing and niche sites.

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From Cheezhead ... The overall landscape is relatively depressing. For now at least, the days of new and interesting start-ups are on hold. The big guys aren’t exactly in an experimental mood. And even social networking seems sorta played now 5 years after the introduction of MySpace. So, here’s my best shot at breaking out the crystal ball and taking a glimpse into 2009.

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