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Yes, HR execs check your Facebook page

by Mathew on January 27, 2010 · 4 comments

Have you ever applied for a job and wondered why you didn’t get it, even though you were qualified? According to a new survey, there’s a good chance that the person doing the hiring found something about you online that they didn’t like. The survey done by Microsoft found that 70 percent of HR professionals [...]

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There’s been a lot of debate lately about the value of joining a Facebook group as a form of protest, and whether that just constitutes digital “slacktivism,” particularly in the context of the Facebook group opposing the proroguing of Parliament (if you don’t have any idea what that is or why you might care, there’s [...]

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One door closes, another door opens

by Mathew on January 9, 2010 · 86 comments

I have to confess that I’ve been sitting here for a long time, looking at a blank screen, trying to figure out what to say in this post. Getting to the point is easy: as some readers probably already know, I’ve decided to leave the Globe and Mail to become a senior writer with the [...]

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Northwest Arm, Halifax

by Mathew on December 13, 2009 · 3 comments

Looking down the Northwest Arm in Halifax, from the lobby of the Royal Saraguay Yacht Club Posted via web from mathewingram’s posterous

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The Dallas Morning News pulls down the wall

by Mathew on December 6, 2009 · 16 comments

Editor & Publisher reported this week that the Dallas Morning News (which is owned by Belo Corp.) has done a major restructuring of the newspaper, and one of the most contentious aspects of that re-organization will see the editors of several sections reporting to newly-appointed general managers who also have responsibility for advertising. The restructuring [...]

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