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Hey there, welcome to the TC Digest. There is so much content around the web worth highlighting, especially in our industry. This is our small way of attempting to sum it up for you. We hope you keep coming back for more. We’ve been wondering how it would all shake out folks and well, we’re [...]

A friend asked me this question: “If you could give a client only one piece of advice, what would it be?” Easy answer: Choose a target market. On the one hand, it seems to make sense that if you sell your products or services to a vast set of demographics, you will make more money. [...]

“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.” — James Matthew Barrie Somehow I missed that memo the first time around. The one about making sure to underestimate your marketplace and overestimate your sales cycle when you’re starting a new business. Or even a new career for that matter. New careers [...]

Originally posted by Matt Charney, one of #TChat’s moderators, on MonsterThinking Blog It’s hard to overstate the impact of small business, even by presidential proclamation, as Barack Obama kicked off National Small Business Week, declaring: “From the family businesses that anchor Main Street to the high-tech startups that keep America on the cutting edge, small businesses are [...]

When I crafted the poll question “How do you classify yourself in today’s workforce?”, I considered a variety of answers from full-time temp to contractor to consultant to business owner, but I never considered one of the write-in responses: Unemployed. That one floored me, because I conveniently tucked away in the back of my mind [...]

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with TalentCulture’s good friend, Phil Simon regarding his new book “The New Small”.  Simon is the author of three books: The New Small, Why New Systems Fail, and The Next Wave of Technologies. A recognized technology expert, he consults companies on how to optimize their use of technology.  His contributions have [...]

It was almost like science fiction. Almost. The fact that last night’s #TChat was about 2011 workplace culture predictions and commentary, and we as pseudo-soothsayers and part-time prophets were locked in a post-economic-apocalyptic vault painting the walls with phosphorescent Twiffiti. Some of which was right on the bottom line, and some of which was, well, not. [...]

My personal strategy is doing lots of evaluation on important things throughout the year to gauge what’s working and not working. These regular progress and results checks suggest a range of adjustments to make (along with their potential impacts). Afterward, I decide what to change. Given this ongoing process, I’ve never been big on New [...]

TalentCulture caught up with Matthew Mamet, one of the founders of EditMe at Mass Innovation Night 13. EditMe is a ” small start-up company focused on creating easy-to-use software supported by fast, friendly customer service.” TC: What is EditMe? MM: EditMe is the easiest way to create collaborative websites online. It is a SAAS-based wiki [...]

Dan Finnigan, CEO of Jobvite, offered a really insightful Twitter job search tip about Twitter, stating, “It’s not the individual Tweet that attracts the employer, but your cumulative presence on Twitter.”  He went on to say that Twitter is not just a broadcast tool for self-promotion and short-term job searching, but also an opportunity for [...]