Yep, now you can add a photo to your linkedin profile!  How much fun is this?   A lot I say! 

Cheers^^

Show your support and pre-order the film so they know how badly we all want it to return full time!  Amazon is currently selling it for only $19.99!  Go for it! 

http://www.amazon.com/Futurama-Movie-Benders-Big-Score/dp/B000UZDO62

Cheers^^

It's official.  I've made the transition from full life cycle recruiter to full internet research.  I'm psyched.  More details to come =]

I just got into a debate with a local Verizon rep over something which I've always known but something which particularly irked me. 

For those of you who use Verizon for your mobile carrier, using the 1 button or *86 to check your voicemail, it actually counts against your minutes.  If you dial out your own number and call it to check your voicemail however, it doesn't as you're making an IN-Network call.  What kind of BS is that... really.  Shame on Verizon.

On the upside they have some new plans which look quite nice and you should definitely check them out. 

Cheers^^

Amybeth and Jeremy both ran similar posts not too long ago so I figured I'd bite off them and do the same. 

Thanks Daphne!

Cheers^^

I've had a lot of inquiry as to the methods I used in completing the challenge at SourceCon so I figured I'd take a moment and explain =]

Despite my nature of making things incredibly complex, the answer to this query is actually quite simple.  I've been blogging about it for months, it won me the AIRS competition, and once built is the tool I use at the forefront of all my searches. 

I used my Google Coop for the challenge, nothing more, nothing less.  I did try one or two other avenues out of shear panic, given Jim's faulty numbers and nerve wracking commentary which I could hear despite having my ipod on at MAX volume.  (I was listening to the String Quartets rendition of "OK Computer - Radiohead" btw)

I used some very simple strings which laid on top of the pre-made refinements I use daily in my coops and wallah! 

If time hadn't been so critical I most certainly would have made the search more complicated and robust, but keeping it simple this time worked really well.  Big thanks to Google =]

Sorry for the let down? 

Cheers^^

PS: For those still wondering what the challenge was exactly...  We had to find and list as many individuals as possible within a short period of time.  The requirements were:

1) Must be female
2) Must currently reside in the US
3) Must belong to some sort of women's organization
4) Must currently hold the title of "Software Engineer" or "Software Developer" 

Today I'm back in the office and back to the grind as I'm sure the rest of you are.  I have a lot of people I still need to thank and give praise to so if I haven't yet, it's coming =]

I have tons to say on SourceCon and some of the neat and interesting things I've come across so you can expect an whole plethora of postings to come =]

cheers^^

It's late so I'm going to keep this brief. 

In summary:  One of the single most incredible events I've ever experienced.

Thanks to everyone who came out for the event, all of those who spoke and shared their knowledge with everyone, and especially Leslie O'Connor for all her hard work and effort!  

I would like to really also thank both Jeremy Langhans and Suzy Tonini.  Despite being in competition, I don't think I spent more time with, stayed up/out as late with, or had as much fun with anyone else at SourceCon and I couldn't imagine it really having been any other way.  You two were absolutely awesome! 

To anyone who missed it...  there is no easy way to say it, but you certainly missed out on an opportunity of a lifetime, and it blatantly sucks to be you... sorry, but it's the truth.

That's all for now.  I'll share more later and I'm sure once everyone is home and rested the intense blogging will commence all over the recruiting community =]

til than, I'm in Atlanta until Saturday so if you're still here and wanna get together at some point tomorrow, let me know =]

cheers^^


PS: I um... won that challenge thing and I'm writing this on my prize^^  

Yep, may sound silly, but I just visited a site called yoName.com.  Very impressed.  You should check it out.  It searches a whole plethora of social networking sites and breaks them down for you really nicely.  Some of the sites included are:

Bebo, Blogger, Deviantart, Digg, Facebook, Friendster, Grono, Hi5, iMeem, IRC-Galleria, Last.fm, Linkedin, Live Spaces, LiveJournal, Match, Myspace, Rediff, Tagged, Twitter, Vox, Web Search, Webshots, Xanga, Yahoo, Yahoo 360, and youTube...

Really cool, a definite must try =]

Cheers^^