http://www.scottgatz.com/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/ I learn something new every day Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:33:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.scottgatz.com/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/comment-page-1/#comment-142747 JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Which Is More Important: The Technology Or The Human Relationship? Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:33:32 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/#comment-142747 [...] then Yahoo announces it is launching Kickstart, for the college market. Wait, didn’t Facebook do that [...] [...] then Yahoo announces it is launching Kickstart, for the college market. Wait, didn’t Facebook do that [...]

]]> http://www.scottgatz.com/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/comment-page-1/#comment-113587 Yahoo! Unveils Another Social Networking !! Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:12:17 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/#comment-113587 [...] Yes, Facebook is now open to internet users of all ages, bridging the student and business worlds, but Yahoo! is sure that it’s ill-suited to post-college job hunting. “College students are amazingly well networked on Facebook,” reads a blog post from Scott Gatz, Yahoo! senior director of advanced products, “but that network is about connecting with friends and is more appropriate for fun - in fact many students we talked to expressed frustration that ‘old folks’ were coming onto Facebook and forcing them to lock down their profiles or worse yet - clean up their act.” [...] [...] Yes, Facebook is now open to internet users of all ages, bridging the student and business worlds, but Yahoo! is sure that it’s ill-suited to post-college job hunting. “College students are amazingly well networked on Facebook,” reads a blog post from Scott Gatz, Yahoo! senior director of advanced products, “but that network is about connecting with friends and is more appropriate for fun – in fact many students we talked to expressed frustration that ‘old folks’ were coming onto Facebook and forcing them to lock down their profiles or worse yet – clean up their act.” [...]

]]> http://www.scottgatz.com/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/comment-page-1/#comment-113446 Yahoo! Kickstart una red social para buscar trabajo | Denken Ãœber Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:02:09 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/#comment-113446 [...] Sinceramente me gusta MUCHO esta combinación, mas alla del premio sin “sentido” que están ofreciendo, porque trata de tomar dos de las cosas más importantes de las redes sociales mas “monetizables” que hay en el mercado… se queda entre medio de ambas y, si lo logran hacer bien, van a tener un mercado genial que se puede complementar con el resto de las ofertas laborales que manejan en Y! [...] [...] Sinceramente me gusta MUCHO esta combinación, mas alla del premio sin “sentido” que están ofreciendo, porque trata de tomar dos de las cosas más importantes de las redes sociales mas “monetizables” que hay en el mercado… se queda entre medio de ambas y, si lo logran hacer bien, van a tener un mercado genial que se puede complementar con el resto de las ofertas laborales que manejan en Y! [...]

]]> http://www.scottgatz.com/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/comment-page-1/#comment-113438 Prasad Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:13:18 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/#comment-113438 Why not extend to alumni/schools outside the US too - maybe $10K in each country?? e.g. India, China, Oz etc..This will help make it a global launch Why not extend to alumni/schools outside the US too – maybe $10K in each country?? e.g. India, China, Oz etc..This will help make it a global launch

]]> http://www.scottgatz.com/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/comment-page-1/#comment-113433 laura allen Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:58:15 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/#comment-113433 Scott: Love the idea of Y!Kickstart. Many of my clients complain about sending thousands of resumes into a virtual vortex. I've only met 2 people in the past five years who have found their jobs that way,so it IS all about who you know. I look forward to checking it out. Is there a place for me on there? I'm not looking for a job, however, I work with people who are. Scott:
Love the idea of Y!Kickstart. Many of my clients complain about sending thousands of resumes into a virtual vortex. I’ve only met 2 people in the past five years who have found their jobs that way,so it IS all about who you know. I look forward to checking it out. Is there a place for me on there? I’m not looking for a job, however, I work with people who are.

]]> http://www.scottgatz.com/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/comment-page-1/#comment-113425 Jenn Vargas Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:07:53 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/#comment-113425 Hi Scott! Saw Kickstart featured on TechCrunch last night and signed up right away! It looks great! I can't wait for there to be more people on it! Hi Scott! Saw Kickstart featured on TechCrunch last night and signed up right away! It looks great! I can’t wait for there to be more people on it!

]]> http://www.scottgatz.com/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/comment-page-1/#comment-113420 “Kick this”, says Yahoo! » TravelBlog Archive » Travelgoddess.net … by D. Steph Fuccio Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:11:02 +0000 http://www.scottgatz.com/blog/2007/11/04/latest-from-my-team-y-kickstart-25000/#comment-113420 [...] Scott Gatz’s Blog post on Y! Kickstart. [...] [...] Scott Gatz’s Blog post on Y! Kickstart. [...]

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