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Popular social media platforms are amongst the most visited sites and, nowadays, one of the most popular activities on mobile phones. You’ve probably heard that before but what this REALLY means is shown in this amazing and hypnotic real time display of 48 user, content and business metrics across social media, games, mobile and traditional or heritage media. The data is based on actual reported numbers, which are listed in the embedded info panel, and this rolling ‘count-up counter’ is a projection forward in time based on these real numbers:

Social Media counts

The Netherlands Ranks #1 Worldwide in Penetration for Twitter and Linkedin

Hyves Maintains Position as Top Social Networking Site in the Netherlands Despite Facebook’s Rapid Advances

ComScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study of social networking usage in the Netherlands. The study reveals that the Dutch social networking market continues to grow strongly as sites like Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin extend their respective footprints in the market.

“The social networking market in the Netherlands is really quite unique and full of interesting storylines,” said Mike Read, svp and managing director of comScore Europe. “It is one of the few markets remaining where a local social networking player [Hyves] continues to lead Facebook, but that lead is becoming increasingly tenuous. Another interesting facet to this market isThe Netherlands Ranks #1 Worldwide in Penetration for Twitter and Linkedin

Facebook Like for recruiting?

The Facebook Like button was released 1 year ago and has been a great success. According to Facebook, 10.000 new websites are adding this social tool every day. More than 2.5 million websites have integrated with Facebook, including 80% of U.S. Top 100 websites and over 50% of comScore’s Global Top 100 websites.

The result of all this? Every month, more than 250 million people engage with Facebook on external websites. Moreover, a study last month by Eventbrite concluded that a “Like” is more profitable than a tweet.

And Facebook’s success hasn’t gone without notice. Google recently launched +1, its answer to Facebook’s Like button, and also LinkedIn has a Share button these days to integrate in your website. Facebook Like for recruiting?

Show, share and find workplaces

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I recently wrote about the importance of work location and showing your workplace on your (career)site. Transparency is everywhere, except when it comes to workplaces. Because people spend a lot of time at work it’s important to find a nice workplace. And for this, you want to taste the workplace experience. But corporate websites and job vacancies just don’t deliver.

Meet Amsterdam based WOVOX.com. The Elevator Pitch of WOVOX is a Facebook, Youtube, Flickr, Match.com, and Wikipedia, sitting down in a bar, having drinks and a laugh, brainstorming about workplaces.

This website lets people show workplaces the way they really are through pictures, videos and reviews. It gives potential customers, partners and job seekers an authentic impression of the companies they’re interested in. Of course, it’s a free and open platform. Both companies and individuals can share their workplace.

Show, share and find workplaces

Next generation mobile recruitment apps become social

For over one year, we have mobile Apps in the iTunes Store specifically designed for Recruiters, HRM and Employer Branding specialists to follow the latest news on the iPhone (and also on Android Phone and Windows 7). In the latest version we go social! Now you can profile yourself*, like, share and comment on articles. You can also follow the activities of other users in the community!

Check out the new Recruiting Roundtable iPhone app and download it directly from the iTunes Store. Next generation mobile recruitment apps become social

Career Site and Social Media Recruitment activities go mobile at PepsiCo

Mobile recruiting is becoming increasingly popular to reach a target audience ‘anytime, anywhere’. Moreover, candidates start expecting that the information they are looking for is easily accesible via their mobile devices. With the latest generation of Mobile Apps and, now also iPad Apps, it’s never been easier to stay current on what’s happening around career possibilities or to connect with the talent.

The team at PepsiCo understands this very well and made a new mobile suite of Apps available today. With the new Possibilities… application you’ll now have the latest video, tweets, blog entries, job search tools and alerts all in the palm of your hand. And wow, it looks good!

Connect:
At your fingertips you’ll find the latest video releases from PepsiCo, updates from
the ‘Living the Promise’ employee blog and have the chance to read and respond
to the latest tweets from the recruiting team behind @PepsiCoJOBS

Career Site and Social Media Recruitment activities go mobile at PepsiCo