Jetsetter releases a stellar new iPhone app for exclusive travel deals

Jetsetter, Gilt’s exclusive site for travel sales launched an iPhone app over the weekend, and it’s making me wish I could take a paycut in lieu of more vacation days. Jetsetter has replaced the days of offline travel agents, offering a valuable platform of customer service and expert advice. It offers daily, time-limited sales of up to 50% off of a curated list of 5-star and boutique hotels and spa, ski and beach vacations such as weekend trips to wine country or Las Vegas, Mexico all-inclusive packages, Macchu Picchu treks, Kenyan safaris and Mediterranean cruises....

3 min · 598 words · Donald Blackburn

Jewish community granted injunction blocking all anti-Semitic Google search suggestions

CNNreports that an Argentine court granted an injunction that blocks Google from using its suggestion algorithm, which leads to certain sites that have been deemed anti-Semitic, and removes the sites from the search engine’s index in that country. The injunction, which names 76 sites and 13 search terms considered “highly discriminatory”, was filed by DAIA, an organization of Argentina’s Jewish community. It also prohibits Google from advertising on the stated websites....

2 min · 400 words · Sean Torres

Jewpon and JDeal: Who’s got the most chutzpah as a daily deals site?

Daily deal sites likeGroupon,LivingSocial, ScoopSt,Bloomspot,ScoutMobandVillageVinesdominated the Internet business in 2010. WithLivingSocial’s record breaking Amazon dealand Groupon’s upcoming15 billion dollar IPO, it’s not hard to wonder why following this success, hundreds of similar companies popped up around the world. The simplicity of the underlying technology, the easy sell to merchants, and the red hot demand from consumers made this an incredibly easy service to copy in 2010. But in 2011, breaking into the established scene requires a fresh approach; a few companies are doing just that, by replicating the daily deals model within their own tight knit community....

5 min · 1050 words · Denise Malone

Job description? I make videos on YouTube, full time.

If there’s one thing I’m hearing over and over again here at CES it’s content, content, content . Weather it’s Apple, Google or Yahoo, TV is going to be social; a mix of traditional and user generated content where viewers interact in real-time. And now users’ who generate content are becoming just as influential as corporate media providers and the money is their to prove it. Making videos on YouTube is increasing becoming a viable career choice for videobloggers who not only get paid a percentage of the advertising revenue through Google’s Partner Program, but also make money from sponsorship and advertising....

1 min · 204 words · Dakota Christensen

Job hunting season is just around the corner – here’s 6 tips to get ready

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And no, we don’t mean because it’s the holiday season. While festive lights and unexpected presents are great, there’s something else to get excited about this December, hiring season is just around the corner. With hiring budgets topped up and ready to go, January and February tend to be the best time of year to land a new job. So, if you’re fed up in your current role, looking to make a career change, or just open to opportunities, now is the time to start getting ready....

4 min · 748 words · Jennifer Lopez
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