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This week, our valued sponsors are Influxis and EdgeCast.
Influxis is an official Adobe hosting partner and resource for the Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server. Influxis provides Flash hosting plans for all levels of use – beginner to enterprise. With a reputation for exceptional customer service, Influxis provides an extremely reliable international network of FMS servers in the U.S., U.K., and Germany.
EdgeCast Networks offers a superior, cost-effective, global content delivery service that gives our customers competitive advantage in the delivery of digital media. Our world-class content delivery platform provides customers the cost benefits and flexibility of controlling their own content delivery network while liberating them from ISP contracts, capital investments and operational hassles.
Additionally, thanks to the following partners for making Mashable happen:
Thanks to ConVerdge for implementing our My Mashable social network and W3 MARKUP for the development and maintenance of Mashable.com
Mashable would also like to thank AttentionPR for their PR support. AttentionPR proves that PR today is measurable, transparent, and yes, social. Learn more about AttentionPR.
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In a post earlier this week, we mentioned the concept of “Tweetbacks” – essentially the idea of showing Twitter activity relating to blog posts in the same way that comments are displayed on most blogs today. Much to our delight, this feature has already arrived, via Dan Zarrella, who has built exactly what Mashable guest contributor Rachel Cunliffe envisioned.
What Tweetbacks does, after adding a line of code to your blog template, is display all of the Tweets that link to that blog post. It does this by finding mentions of the URL on Twitter, accounting for the top 5 link shortening services like TinyURL and Bit.ly. The result is a listing of Tweets about your blog post that looks much like regular blog comments:
In other words, if we had Tweetbacks installed on this blog (which we might someday soon!), and you tweeted “check out this awesome mashable post – http://tinyurl.com/tweetbacksrules,” that Tweet would show up in our comment area. This is truly fantastic – while we get a lot of comments on most Mashable posts, it pales in comparison to the volume of tweets that some of our entries generate.
Twitter CEO Evan Williams was pretty excited about the development too, tweeting “@danzarrella just launched something I had drawn on our whiteboard a couple weeks ago: http://tinyurl.com/9e4ank” Zarrella has already added a WordPress plugin to the service for easy setup.
If you enable Tweetbacks, let us know about it in the comments!
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Mashable’s job boards are currently open for business and we at Mashable firmly believe that one of the lucky recipients of a new job can be you. This week and every week, Mashable will be featuring its coveted job board listings for a variety of positions in the web 2.0 space and beyond. Have a look at what’s good and new on our job boards:
Sr. Product Manager at Beliefnet.com in New York, NY.
Beliefnet.com, the largest spirituality website, is looking for a senior product manager with strong internet product development skills and expertise in social networking. Working closely with senior management and assorted cross-departmental teams, the Senior Product Manager will be responsible for consistently assessing and improving the overall performance of Beliefnet.com social network and core Beliefnet.com products. This position reports to the VP, Product Management and is located in New York, NY.
The job description is here.
Perl Developer at Publisher’s Clearing House in Port Washington, NY.
Publishers Clearing House (PCH), headquartered in the comfortable suburban surroundings of Port Washington, New York is one of America’s largest direct marketers and is the leader in their industry. pch.com was started in 1997 and is now the leader in sweepstakes marketing on the Internet. Through value-based magazine and merchandise offers, rich promotions, and sweepstakes excitement, PCH is able to attract customers and achieve sales growth year after year. Initial customer traffic is driven by the sweepstakes from email, banners, co-registration and other online direct marketing. Then, through a variety of list-building techniques and surveying, pch.com creates rich customer profiles. PCH is currently seeking a Perl Developer. We are looking for someone who is excited about technology and can bring new ideas to the table. This is an on-site position in Port Washington, Long Island.
The job description is here.
Interactive Strategic Planner at DeVito Verdi in New York, NY.
DeVito/Verdi, which has been voted “Best Agency” six times over the last 12 years by the 4A’s, has created some of the most memorable ad campaigns of the past 15 years. DeVito/Verdi strives for excellence and maintains a unique level of prestige within the advertising industry, as evidenced by its work for such clients as Meijer, The National Association of Broadcasters, Sony, Canon, BMW, Circuit City, Daffy’s, Esquire Magazine, TimeOut Magazine, Grey Goose Vodka, Hotwire.com, CarMax, The Sports Authority, and others.
We are currently looking for an individual with a background in comprehensive, interactive strategic planning. The candidate should be able to create unique and sustainable plans for creating value, solving challenges and gaining competitive advantages for our clients.
Get the details and job description right over here.
Senior PHP Developer at Ignighter in New York, NY.
Ignighter is looking for a rock star PHP developer with a skill set that leans toward the front-end. Knowledge of technologies like CSS, HTML, PHP, and AJAX are a must. Object-Oriented Programming experience is required. This developer will be the company’s first technical hire and work directly under our Lead Developer. Being such an early hire in our venture-funded company, the developer will obviously have a major impact on our product. This developer should enjoy the challenges and benefits of working at a quickly growing startup company.
The job details are here.
ASP.NET Software Engineer at WEbook, Inc. in New York, NY.
Are you a strong ASP.NET developer looking to join an exciting venture-backed startup company headquartered in New York City?
WEbook.com will revolutionize the publishing industry by providing a unique place for readers, writers, editors, illustrators, and others to jointly write, refine, and rate user-generated essays, novels, children’s books, and other types of content. WEbook will publish the best work developed at WEbook.com, taking Web 2.0 to the next level by providing a broader audience for the very best thinking and writing generated online. More information at http://www.webook.com.
The WEbook site is quickly evolving. We are looking for a top notch ASP.NET developer who will flourish in our informal, self-starting atmosphere. Must be a self-motivated team player who is able to work independently.
The job details are described here.
Transit Assistant at TDGroup in New York, NY.
This position at TDGroup will be responsible to receive and to send postal parcels of our clients, to develop the service “Free trade zone” and to support company objectives with an emphasis on exceeding expectations, fostering creativity and promoting accountability.
A detailed job description is located here.
Mashable has a variety of web 2.0, application development, business development, and social networking job opportunities available. Check them out at Mashable’s Job Board.
Got a job posting to share with our readers? Post a job to Mashable today ($50 for a 30 day listing) and get it highlighted every week on Mashable.com (in addition to exposure all day every day in the Mashable marketplace).
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Flektor, the slideshow creation tool that MySpace acquired in 2007, might be on the chopping block. A source close to the company tells us that employees were informed in a meeting today that Flektor is being dissolved as of this Friday.
The acquisition of Flektor made a lot of sense back at the peak of widget mania. MySpace was a huge outlet for posting widgets, and by acquiring Flektor, they’d also be a leading destination for creating them. At the time, we wrote: “[Flektor] allows everything from photo hosting, slideshow, video editing, web cam broadcasting (ala UStream), in-stream quizzes and polls as well as IM and media storage. For something that tries to be so much, they do fairly good job at it.”
Alas, in 2009, it’s all about identity management (MySpaceID) for third-party websites and in-house application platforms. Thus, as MySpace attempts to cut costs along with everyone else in the new media industry, eliminating Flektor wouldn’t be a huge surprise to us, though we’d expect the technology to still be used in some capacity, perhaps as integrated applications on MySpace (the company’s slideshow and poll apps can already be found there).
We’ve asked MySpace for comment and will update when we hear something.
Update (12:20PT): Another source confirms the rumor, noting that the changes are part of a broader plan to integrate Flektor technology on MySpace. Additionally, the source says that “most” employees will still have jobs with the company.
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Mashable’s New Year Networking event takes place on January 15th: come join, mingle and possibly find a job!
As part of the event, we are offering two free tickets and a free Mashable Job Board posting to any company hiring in January. For more information on this offer, please send a short description of the job being offered and the company name to newyearnetworking |at| mashable . com
With great networking, complimentary Peroni Italian Beer (while supplies last) and the company of Mashable readers, it’ll be a cozy gathering to welcome in 2009.
Thanks to Peroni for supplying beverages. Two sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact newyearnetworking |at| mashable . com for more information.
Tickets are now on sale and there are only 150 public tickets remaining for advance purchase.
Mashable’s New Year NYC Networking
Where: 212 Restaurant & Bar, 133 East 65th Street, NYCWhen: Thursday, January 15th from 7 pm – 10 pm
Cost:
Tickets: Through Eventbrite, 21+ Only
Socialize: Tell your friends and mingle on the Facebook event page
Mashable: Join Tamar Weinberg, Adam Hirsch, Sharon Feder, Brett Petersel and more…
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Here’s Mashable’s latest round-up of upcoming Web 2.0 events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable’s Events section.
Not on this list? Contact us and let’s establish a media partnership. 
January 11-13, 2009: Affiliate Summit West is the largest Affiliate Summit, the premier affiliate marketing conference, of the year. This three day conference includes an exhibit hall with affiliate merchants, vendors, and networks, as well as multiple tracks of educational sessions covering the latest trends and information from affiliate marketing experts. The keynote speaker for Monday, January 12 will be Gary Vaynerchuk, star of Wine Library TV and Director of Operations at Wine Library in Springfield, NJ. A 15% discount for Mashable readers is available with code MASHABLE15.
January 13, 2009, London: E.Factor hosts Commercial Opportunities in Mobile Phone Entertainment. Attend and learn more about this emerging face of advertising.
January 14, 2009, Las Vegas: Online reputation management expert and author Andy Beal will host a second one-day online reputation management “master class.” Whether you’re responsible for your company’s online brand or wish to add online reputation management services to your agency, this event is your opportunity to learn from the best in the industry. The entire workshop is limited to 24 attendees, and a $100 discount is offered to Mashable readers when you register with code mashable.
January 15, 2009, New York City: Mashable is ringing in the New Year with a networking event to warm the soul. With great networking, complimentary Peroni Italian Beer (while supplies last) and the company of Mashable readers, it’ll be a cozy gathering to welcome in 2009. At this NYC extravaganza, Mashable is offering 2 free job postings to companies looking to hire in January. The cost is $10 for early bird tickets (which are nearly halfway sold out), so sign up now. Find out more about this spectacular event on Mashable’s New Year NYC Networking Event post.
January 16-18, 2009, New York City: A group of top New York iPhone developers formed the iPhone Boot Camp NYC by creating a meetup for iPhone developers and wannabe developers. In January, iPhone Boot Camp NYC is offering three full day workshops on iPhone Development, covering basic to advanced iPhone Development. The workshops are limited to fifteen developers and the goal is to train dozens of developers, then spin off a company so each developer has a chance to work full time on the applications in a community of fellow developers. A 10% discount off the already discounted early-bird rate to Mashable readers is available using discount code mashable.
January 20-22, 2009, Mountain View, CA: Cloud Connect is the premier technology event for defining, framing, developing, and transitioning your IT portfolio into the cloud. As organizations consider cloud computing to process their business’ critical data, it is imperative they understand the platforms, applications and risks of moving traditional information out of the corporate data center and into the cloud. Cloud computing continues to gain steam, but there’s still significant ambiguity around this emerging architectural approach and about how many of your applications and how much of your data can safely and efficiently be moved to the cloud.
Through a combination of thought leadership, unconference-style sessions, hands-on learning, and real-time development, Cloud Connect attendees will address the technical and non-technical barriers to cloud computing by discussing and developing solutions of their own in real time. The event is completely free; get more information and register at www.cloudconnectevent.com.
January 21, 2009, Amsterdam: E.Factor is hosting an event entitled Following the Trend which will cover how to understand trends. Keynote speakers of the evening are Rob Wageman and Marjan Ippel.
January 28-30, 2009, Barcelona, Spain: The first ever Barcelona Search Marketing event features 3 days of meeting, networking, and workshops, with the best Spanish and worldwide Internet experts. The conference will discuss search engine optimization, marketing online, search marketing, social media and more. Get a 50% discount with code SCBandME.
January 31, 2009, San Francisco, CA: The Teens in Tech Conference is bringing youth and technology together in San Francisco. Learn from teenagers what they think about the current trends of teenage technology. Feel inspired to create technology, at a younger age at the Teens in Tech Conference. From developers, to entrepreneurs, to video-blogging, find it at the 2009 Teens in Tech Conference. Only 25 tickets are available at this discounted rate of 250 for the entire event!
February 2-4, 2008, New York City: OnMedia NYC is where cutting-edge technology CEOs from the back streets of Silicon Valley meet the global advertising and media establishment. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities in the marketing, branding, advertising, and public relations industries. At OnMedia, our editors will also honor the OnMedia 100 Top Private Companies. Fifty of the top CEOs from the OnMedia 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our “CEO Showcase.” Mashable readers get a whopping 50% discount by using this registration link: https://alwayson.goingon.com/cart/add/30500.
February 4-5, 2009, Denver, CO: Web Directions focuses on professional development for web designers and developers, interaction designers, user experience professionals and other practitioners in the web arena, whether they work as a contractor, in a design agency, in small or large businesses, in government, education or the not-for-profit sector.
The conference features two in depth days of leading web design and development experts, an optional two days of half day intensive hands on workshops, as well as numerous networking opportunities. Whatever your or your company’s role in building or managing web sites, applications or communities, Web Directions is full of practical, valuable insights, education and inspiration. Book before December 5th for just $795 — but Mashable readers can get another $50 off, simply by using the promotional code WDN09MB.
February 4-6, 2009, New York, NY: Registration is now open for the O’Reilly Money:Tech Conference, where Wall Street meets Web 2.0 and insight turns into opportunity. Explore the new world of finance as the sharpest minds in the investment community show how new Web 2.0 applications are revolutionizing finance, and how you can profit from it, even in the face of today’s increasingly volatile market. New times demand new tools. Register Now & Save: https://en.oreilly.com/money2009/public/register. Mashable readers get a 15% off discount on top of that using code mt09msh. View the growing lineup of speakers at http://en.oreilly.com/money2009/public/schedule/speakers.
February 6-7, 2009, Orlando, FL: In today’s economy, maintaining a competitive advantage is crucial, whether you are a freelancer, or run a development shop. Using the productivity benefits of Rails helps us to stand out in the crowded space of developers and development firms. And the Rails core team hasn’t kept us wanting, adding features such as internationalization, compatibility with Ruby 1.9 and JRuby, thread safety, and much more. And if the Rails Rumble proved anything, it’s that a small team of Rails developers can accomplish a great amount with little time. So how do we as developers continue to improve how we work and what we produce? Get more information by attending the acts_as_conference.
February 6, 2009, Los Angeles, CA: Startonomics is a one-day conference aimed at equipping you with metrics and models for success. You’ll hear from veterans who’ve been there, done that, and won. Learn the hard-knock lessons and strategies that matter, whether you’re a startup exec, an investor, or an aspiring entrepreneur. Speakers include: Mark Jeffrey (Mahalo), Jim Benedetto (MySpace), Mike Jones (Tsavo) and more! Book now and get $200 off the regular price! Only 50 available and going fast!
February 9-10, 2009, San Jose, CA: User-generated content is a rapidly developing revolution in media. Average Joe internet users now wield power over online content, and businesses are adapting to respond to this trend. UGCX is the first conference and trade show organized to bring together content-trendsetters and business leaders to examine how these worlds collide and what the future holds.
Sessions within this two-day conference in San Jose, California, will focus on successful case studies and business models that are driving traffic and revenue to content sites worldwide. Mashable readers can save 15% with priority code UGCXMASH.
February 11, 2009, New York City, NY: The Online Community Unconference East is a gathering of online community professionals - managers, developers, business people, tool providers, investors - to discuss experience and strategies in the development and growth of online communities. Those involved in online community development (and social software in general) share many common challenges: community management, tools, marketing, business models, legal issues. As we have found with our past events, the best source of information on all of these challenges is other knowledgeable practitioners. See the event FAQ for more information, and when you’re ready, register with code mashable for a $20 discount.
February 12, 2009, Santa Monica, CA: The highly-anticipated Twiistup will hold their 5th and largest event to date on Thursday, February 12th at a massive hangar in Santa Monica, CA. Ten showoffs have been selected to showcase their products and services to an audience of investors, entrepreneurs, press and other influencers in tech, media and entertainment. You can find out how to apply and register for the event by clicking here.
February 12-13, 2009, Washington DC: The Center for Social Media invites established as well as aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders, and students to our fifth annual Making Your Media Matter conference where we will explore the theme: Ethics, Money and Mission. How can media makers connect their ethical and aesthetic values with their financial needs? This is a perfect opportunity to learn and share cutting-edge practices for creating media that matters. Please visit the website for more information and to register. Mashable readers can use the code MSHBLEMYMM to attend the event for $75.
February 20-22, 2009, Los Angeles, CA: SCaLE is an annual open-source technical, business and users conference held in the Southern California area. SCaLE 7X will feature tutorial sessions designed to show users of all skill levels what Open Source can do and how to do it. Whatever your interest is in Open Source, SCaLE 7X will have something for you. Mashable readers save 40% with discount code mash1.
March 9-10, 2009, London: The Social Networking World Forum is the perfect event for professionals to learn and discuss the future development of social media. The two day conference and exhibition will provide a focused platform for the global social media industry. The conference aims to address core issues such as monetization, future technologies/services, engaging social groups with brands and how businesses can get the most out of social and business networks. Additionally, as part of the event, there will be a Networking Party in the evening on March 9th. Be sure to be there!
March 9-12, 2009, San Jose, CA: Registration is now open for the eighth annual O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, O’Reilly’s flagship event for disruptive, innovative and groundbreaking thought. ETech 2009 will feature exciting program content in new areas of urban sustainability, personalized healthcare, mobile telephony and materials & mechanics. Register by January 12 and Save $300 - https://en.oreilly.com/et2009/public/register. Mashable readers get a 15% off discount on top of that using code et09mash. View the growing lineup of speakers at http://en.oreilly.com/et2009/public/schedule/speakers.
March 16-18, 2009, Orlando, FL: The Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit is the productivity-minded event focused on finding better ways to deliver resources, streamline content delivery and storage, and bring people together for greater efficiency.
Mashable.com readers will receive an exclusive $200 discount off the standard rate. Register at gartner.com/us/pccspring or call 1 866 405 2511 and reference priority code PCCMASH.
March 24-26, 2009, San Fransisco, CA: The Business of Community Networking is a best practice conference to create social networks and measure ROI of online marketing. Help your business interact, network and exchange knowledge using social media, reach new customers and make your performance soar. For $200 off the current price, use promo code DZR892 when registering.
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We could have never predicted that our coverage of the iSteam iPhone app would result in a battle between apps that let you blow air on the mic to add steam, or fog-like effects to photos and backgrounds. But Tomy Schoenfeld, the guy behind the iFog app, obviously felt that we (mainly me) had done his app, which launched 10 days prior to iSteam, a huge injustice.
Schoenfeld’s decry, “I would appreciate if you could make changes to your original post and include a description of our application. this is a competitive market and we believe that better products, like iFog, should be promoted to make the public aware of it.” Competitive market, who knew? Well Tomy, we’ll give iFog its day in court, and we’ll let our readers (not me) decide the verdict.
iFog
On the positive side of things, iFog [iTunes link] comes pre-loaded with nicer background images, lets you select different brush sizes for writing on images, and has a fog-free writing feature for stealth messages that your friends can decipher once they fog up your phone with their breathe. You can also save photos to your library and take pictures from within the app.
Before you give your vote to iFog, consider the known issues like the fact that iFog doesn’t function as well in noisy environment, and occassionally shows a white screen while trying to switch backgrounds. Something I noticed is that the images aren’t as responsive to touch when attempting to access the options screen.
iSteam
In iSteam’s [iTunes link] favor are the beads of sweat that drip down your steamed-up screen, and the eclectic sound effects that accompany your drawing endeavors.
If saving photos, not being able to take a picture within the app, and creating secret messages are must haves, than iSteam might be a deal breaker for you. And for the superficial types, you might be turned off by iSteam’s interface, which looks like the ugly friend when compared side to side with iFog.
Winner Takes Fog (or Steam)
Now that you, the public, are aware of both iSteam and iFog. You tell us, which app steals your steamy desires?
Which app would you rather use (ie. blow on)?
( surveys)
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Thanks to this week’s advertisers and partners for helping us grow to be the #1 website on social news and technology.
Advertise with us and get noticed.
Help us to help you. Mashable is seeking out site sponsors for our large, diverse audience — social media users, venture capitalists, early adopters, developers, bloggers, and many more. You’ll receive hundreds of thousands of views a day in addition to weekly recognition to thank you as our premium sponsors. Are you interested? (Contact us) advertising (at) mashable (dot) com for more information and to receive our media kit and rate card.
This week, our valued sponsors are Influxis, SolutionSet and EdgeCast.
Influxis is an official Adobe hosting partner and resource for the Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server. Influxis provides Flash hosting plans for all levels of use – beginner to enterprise. With a reputation for exceptional customer service, Influxis provides an extremely reliable international network of FMS servers in the U.S., U.K., and Germany.
SolutionSet combines efficient development with powerful creative design and a user-centered approach to marketing. We can deliver social media solutions that meet your business goals. SolutionSet is currently the only social application platform endorsed by Mashable.
EdgeCast Networks offers a superior, cost-effective, global content delivery service that gives our customers competitive advantage in the delivery of digital media. Our world-class content delivery platform provides customers the cost benefits and flexibility of controlling their own content delivery network while liberating them from ISP contracts, capital investments and operational hassles.
Additionally, thanks to the following partners for making Mashable happen:
Thanks to ConVerdge for implementing our My Mashable social network and W3 MARKUP for the development and maintenance of Mashable.com
Mashable would also like to thank AttentionPR for their PR support. AttentionPR proves that PR today is measurable, transparent, and yes, social. Learn more about AttentionPR.
Mashable values Search Engine Optimization and endorses Stone Temple Consulting as the industry’s leading Search Engine Optimization and Pay Per Click experts. Find out more about Stone Temple Consulting.
See why Rackspace can optimize your IT dollars.
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Here’s an example of a story coming full circle: Amazon invests in BillMeLater, BillMeLater is added as a payment option on Amazon, eBay buys BillMeLater, and today, Amazon pulls the plug on BillMeLater. The service, which lets shoppers buy stuff online without a credit card, will no longer be offered as a payment option by Amazon in the New Year.
The move, presumably, is both a competitive one and a response to the current financial crisis. While BillMeLater does look at one’s credit history before allowing a purchase to go through, growing concerns that customers ultimately won’t be able to make the payment on their purchases likely gave Amazon enough pause to pull the plug.
Not to mention, it sends a big shot across the bow of eBay, who paid more than $800 million for BillMeLater back in October. According to one estimate, Amazon accounted for 10-15% of BillMeLater’s total transaction volume.
At the time of the acquisition, BillMeLater seemed like a natural fit for eBay’s payment processing business, which includes PayPal. It still probably is, but with credit so hard to come by, you have to wonder if eBay bought it at the worst possible time, for far too much money. In other words, it could be a very long time until they see a positive return on the investment.
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If you’re home for the holidays but looking for a change in ‘09, you’ve come to the right place. Mashable’s job boards are currently open for business and we at Mashable firmly believe that one of the lucky recipients of a new job can be you. This week and every week, Mashable will be featuring its coveted job board listings for a variety of positions in the web 2.0 space and beyond. Have a look at what’s good and new on our job boards:
ASP.NET Software Engineer at WEbook, Inc. in New York, NY.
Are you a strong ASP.NET developer looking to join an exciting venture-backed startup company headquartered in New York City?
WEbook.com will revolutionize the publishing industry by providing a unique place for readers, writers, editors, illustrators, and others to jointly write, refine, and rate user-generated essays, novels, children’s books, and other types of content. WEbook will publish the best work developed at WEbook.com, taking Web 2.0 to the next level by providing a broader audience for the very best thinking and writing generated online. More information at http://www.webook.com.
The WEbook site is quickly evolving. We are looking for a top notch ASP.NET developer who will flourish in our informal, self-starting atmosphere. Must be a self-motivated team player who is able to work independently.
The job details are described here.
Transit Assistant at TDGroup in New York, NY.
This position at TDGroup will be responsible to receive and to send postal parcels of our clients, to develop the service “Free trade zone” and to support company objectives with an emphasis on exceeding expectations, fostering creativity and promoting accountability.
A detailed job description is located here.
Other notable job opportunities in the web 2.0 space include the following:
- Business Analyst in San Jose, CA. Familiarity with web applications in a Web 2.0 environment is a must for this position.
- Director/Product Development for Social Networking in Los Angeles, CA. This individual will lead the direction of company product offerings. Relocation expenses will be covered.
- Social Networking Consultant for a Boston, MA startup. Position seeks out an individual with experience in launching and growing a social user base, knowledge of social network marketing tactics, a hands-on approach, and the ability to work within corporate strategy.
- Online Marketing Manager in Social Networking in Los Angeles, CA. Position seeks out someone looking to oversee some of their top tier clients.
- Social Networking Pro in Dallas, TX. This contract position seeks out an individual with good writing skills and social media savvy.
- Marketing Manager in San Francisco, CA. This contract-to-hire position will drive and execute effective, multi-faceted sales campaigns.
- U/I User Experience Designer in San Jose, CA. The ideal candidate will design new features and initiatives for community-oriented applications on social networks (Facebook, MySpace, Hi5).
Mashable has a variety of web 2.0, application development, business development, and social networking job opportunities available. Check them out at Mashable’s Job Board.
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