Everyone is buzzing about social media these days. Is it a waste of time? Is it helpful from a business standpoint? Can other industries besides the PR/marketing folks, the political talking heads, and the tech geeks benefit from being involved? Or is it just a major time suck? I would venture to guess that your personal... [full article »]
Amybeth Hale
Amybeth Hale is the Talent Attraction Manager -- Interactive at AT&T. She began her career in research in the summer of 2002 as the sole researcher for an award-winning MRI-affiliated executive search firm in Ohio. She then served as the manager of Internet research for a recruiting franchisor in Ohio. She later was a sourcing strategist for Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, a global public relations agency headquartered in Seattle. She also maintains an Internet research blog, www.amybethhale.com, where she is affectionately known as the "Research Goddess."
Articles by Amybeth Hale...
Social Media Reflections: The Good and the Bad
by Amybeth Hale May 7, 2008, 8:31 am ET
In trying to summarize my experience at the Web 2.0 conference, I find myself thinking about how quickly technology changes the way we work, play, and in general live our lives. I’m 29 years old, and I can remember my first Atari, first Commodore 64 computer (later upgraded to a 128), my first PC, the... [full article »]
Emerging Web 2.0 Technology in Recruiting
by Amybeth Hale Apr 30, 2008, 2:32 pm ET
So many companies, so little time! I probably didn’t make it to half the booths in the expo hall at the Web 2.0 Expo last week in San Francisco. But several of the companies I did get to speak with had new tools that will certainly be of interest to those of us in research,... [full article »]
Recruiting @ Web 2.0
by Amybeth Hale Apr 28, 2008, 12:53 am ET
Businesses big and small convened on San Francisco last week for the Web 2.0 Expo, all with different agendas — to launch new products, to gain VC funding, to keep an eye on the competition, and over all to celebrate this thing we call Web 2.0. I had the absolute pleasure of attending the conference... [full article »]
Brand New Tool! SearchMonkey Rocks
by Amybeth Hale Apr 24, 2008, 6:01 pm ET
In lieu of doing a complete recap today, I wanted to share some great information about a brand new way Yahoo! has come up with to use its search engine, called SearchMonkey. Yahoo! had talked about this new way to show search results a couple months ago, but it was showcasing it today at the... [full article »]
Day 1: From the Web 2.0 Expo
by Amybeth Hale Apr 24, 2008, 12:48 pm ET
-From San Francisco, a report from the Web 2.0 Expo and what recruiters can learn from the goings-on. As early as 7:30 Tuesday morning, I was meeting neat people. I sat at a table for breakfast with Sharon Shafer, a librarian at UCLA. She shared some interesting thoughts on research techniques. Sharon said that she believes... [full article »]
