Sign in or 
| Version | User | Scope of changes |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 2009, 6:26 AM EDT (current) | wmfischer | 676 words added |
| Apr 15 2009, 6:21 AM EDT | wmfischer |
Changes
Key: Additions Deletions
TwitterJobSearch Maps Out Global & Local Vacancies Real time visual aid identifies job opportunities and recruitment hot spots
London, UK - 15th April 2009: A new interactive feature launched by TwitterJobSearch, TwitterJobSearch.com/map , gives visitors an immediate view of all vacancies posted onto the Twitter platform according to their location. Useful for those seeking employment in particular locations, the real-time visual map also proves just how fast professional use of the service is growing in different countries and cities around the globe.
TwitterJobSearch’s JobMap allows people to drill down by continent, country or specific location, providing additional layers of detail as the map zooms in, with jobs signposted with a blue marker. The tool initially focuses on jobs posted by city, simply because that is the information most often used in job overviews, but any vacancies that provide more detailed address data in the original Tweet or destination url, such as postal or zip code, can be pinpointed exactly on the map. The total number of jobs posted in that location is displayed in a speech bubble with the option of clicking through for more information. Once someone has focused in on a city or location, one click takes them straight to the job results page on TwitterJobSearch where the results are ordered by relevancy. People can click across to the original tweet on Twitter, follow the person who posted the message, or simply go straight to the destination url to apply for the job in question. Showing all new jobs posted onto Twitter in the last 72 hour period, the feature dynamically updates every few minutes to evolve according to the latest activity on Twitter.
"Although we had the data, it was still surprising to see the global reach of businesses using Twitter for their recruitment efforts," commented Bill Fischer, co-founder of TwitterJobSearch. "Mapping the vacancies shows how quickly it is being adopted by the hiring community. The UK and US are clearly leading the pack currently, but we’re also already plotting jobs from places as far-flung as Puerto Rico, Grand Canaria, and Azerbaijan." The map can be edited according to location on the site, then grabbed as a widget and posted onto third party sites or blogs in seconds. This feature is especially useful for multi-location businesses using Twitter that want to show their website visitors exactly where their vacancies are located around the world, as well as those looking to analyse exactly how either recruitment activity, or business use on Twitter is evolving. Visual mapping tools based around Twitter have previously only been designed to provide information on where a user’s network resides in the physical world. TwitterJobSearch aims to evolve the potential of this technology to provide information from beyond Twitter and across the online population’s complete social graph.
The TwitterJobSearch JobMap, like the core service, requires no registration, is free to use and automatically incorporates all unique vacancies posted onto Twitter at no charge. -ends-
About TwitterJobSearch TwitterJobSearch (www.TwitterJobSearch.com) is the new service from Workhound, the UK’s leading job search engine. As part of its aim to organise the world’s online recruitment data, Workhound identified Twitter as a growing recruitment channel and created a contextual search based technology to analyse, organise and extend the reach of job opportunities posted onto the micro-blogging platform.
The TwitterJobSearch service looks at the content of every tweet in context to determine its intent and break out filterable data. Getting beyond the 140 character limit of Twitter by going beyond the tweet, the technology also looks at biography information and crawls destination URLs to find additional information and context.
Workhound (www.Workhound.co.uk) is Britain's largest online job source, offering vertical search of more current UK job listings from job boards, employment services and company job postings than any other service. Additionally, with the UK's largest database of real-time recruitment offerings, the company's
SalaryTrack (www.SalaryTrack.co.uk) product provides a precise view of current employment pay.
For further information, images and interviews please contact:
London, UK - 15th April 2009: A new interactive feature launched by TwitterJobSearch, TwitterJobSearch.com/map , gives visitors an immediate view of all vacancies posted onto the Twitter platform according to their location. Useful for those seeking employment in particular locations, the real-time visual map also proves just how fast professional use of the service is growing in different countries and cities around the globe.
TwitterJobSearch’s JobMap allows people to drill down by continent, country or specific location, providing additional layers of detail as the map zooms in, with jobs signposted with a blue marker. The tool initially focuses on jobs posted by city, simply because that is the information most often used in job overviews, but any vacancies that provide more detailed address data in the original Tweet or destination url, such as postal or zip code, can be pinpointed exactly on the map. The total number of jobs posted in that location is displayed in a speech bubble with the option of clicking through for more information. Once someone has focused in on a city or location, one click takes them straight to the job results page on TwitterJobSearch where the results are ordered by relevancy. People can click across to the original tweet on Twitter, follow the person who posted the message, or simply go straight to the destination url to apply for the job in question. Showing all new jobs posted onto Twitter in the last 72 hour period, the feature dynamically updates every few minutes to evolve according to the latest activity on Twitter.
"Although we had the data, it was still surprising to see the global reach of businesses using Twitter for their recruitment efforts," commented Bill Fischer, co-founder of TwitterJobSearch. "Mapping the vacancies shows how quickly it is being adopted by the hiring community. The UK and US are clearly leading the pack currently, but we’re also already plotting jobs from places as far-flung as Puerto Rico, Grand Canaria, and Azerbaijan." The map can be edited according to location on the site, then grabbed as a widget and posted onto third party sites or blogs in seconds. This feature is especially useful for multi-location businesses using Twitter that want to show their website visitors exactly where their vacancies are located around the world, as well as those looking to analyse exactly how either recruitment activity, or business use on Twitter is evolving. Visual mapping tools based around Twitter have previously only been designed to provide information on where a user’s network resides in the physical world. TwitterJobSearch aims to evolve the potential of this technology to provide information from beyond Twitter and across the online population’s complete social graph.
The TwitterJobSearch JobMap, like the core service, requires no registration, is free to use and automatically incorporates all unique vacancies posted onto Twitter at no charge. -ends-
About TwitterJobSearch TwitterJobSearch (www.TwitterJobSearch.com) is the new service from Workhound, the UK’s leading job search engine. As part of its aim to organise the world’s online recruitment data, Workhound identified Twitter as a growing recruitment channel and created a contextual search based technology to analyse, organise and extend the reach of job opportunities posted onto the micro-blogging platform.
The TwitterJobSearch service looks at the content of every tweet in context to determine its intent and break out filterable data. Getting beyond the 140 character limit of Twitter by going beyond the tweet, the technology also looks at biography information and crawls destination URLs to find additional information and context.
Workhound (www.Workhound.co.uk) is Britain's largest online job source, offering vertical search of more current UK job listings from job boards, employment services and company job postings than any other service. Additionally, with the UK's largest database of real-time recruitment offerings, the company's
SalaryTrack (www.SalaryTrack.co.uk) product provides a precise view of current employment pay.
For further information, images and interviews please contact:
- Holly Scothern
- T: @Golightly75
