Forget Online Ad Firms, Job Boards Are Where It's At

from the dealing-with-a-monster dept

A couple weeks ago, all of the big internet players had to get themselves an online advertising firm. But that's already old hat, and now attention is turning to online job sites. There was recently a rumor that Google was interested in buying job search engine Simply Hired, and this week Microsoft announced that it bought a small stake in Careerbuilder. Predictably, people are now speculating that Monster.com could be buyout bait, with names like eBay and Gannett thrown out as possible buyers. Once again, this is just analysts playing their games, but it's interesting to see how quickly this became an area of fascination, seemingly with so little prompting (perhaps all of this portends a coming weakness in the job market, as workers flock to these sites looking for work). The worrisome thing is that between this and the online advertising deals, it looks like the major internet companies are once again trying to be all-in-one portals, rather than trying to be platforms, which is the more evolved strategy.

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    Ah

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    Wyatt, May 11th, 2007 @ 2:01pm

    Companies and evolved strategies, I laugh loudly at that while rolling on the floor..

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    Fools Gold

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    Wozmac, May 11th, 2007 @ 2:48pm

    As usual everyone is so desperate not to miss out on the next big thing they will bet more money on possible ventures instead of saving money and paying for factual results.

    ps if I have a great idea that is yours at $10 million a bargain if you buy now! Cheques made payable to "Muggins" please.

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    Whatever Sells

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    convert video tape to dvd, Jul 2nd, 2009 @ 4:11am

    .. Nowadays, whatever sells $$$ - grab it!

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