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The phenomenal growth of Facebook continues, although their momentum slowed somewhat in 2009 their user statistics are still very impressive.

The number of South African Internet users has passed the five-million mark, representing 10% Internet penetration, business technology research group World Wide Worx found in its Internet Access in South Africa 2010 study.

“Cloud computing” is a term which is being used more and more as it has become more of a reality in our every day lives. This is a term which we use a lot on this site, and we decided to dedicate a post to help all understand its meaning and importance with regards to the evolution of the web.

Facebook is getting old. No, people aren’t getting tired of it, it’s actually getting old, as in its population is aging.

As we begin another year in our recruiting careers, it is time to assess our social recruiting efforts

As a global platform for sharing information with family, friends, co-workers, and the occasional random contact, Facebook isn’t the simplest service for recruiters to make use of. But it offers some of the best opportunities for finding new talent. Why? With 350 million people, Facebook is much larger than any other social service on the web, and, it offers an increasing number of features that recruiters can use to find the hires they want.

If you get to these top people first, you’ll have no competition, and they’ll be much easier to recruit since they’ve already made the decision to pursue a new job. However, it’s what you do when you first connect that will determine whether you’re successful or not in hiring them. This involves a number of critical recruiting key skills

We are frequently asked why there is a need for an Employer Brand. After all, Apple doesn’t have one!

Ninety-nine percent use the Internet for up to three hours a day. And almost four-fifths of them get to the Web via their cellphones. Our local youth are truly mobile,” says Marc Kornberger, director at youth marketing and career development specialist Student Village.

In this fifth and final feature of the Social Recruiting Summit, we have a “Social Recruiting Summit Quick Hit” with Gerry Crispin and Social Media as Recruiting Equalizer with Jessica Lee.