The Week in Links (15th Jan 2010)

by TheSourceress on January 16, 2010

I started doing this round up of interesting links a couple of weeks ago. I’m a day late with this one, hopefully no one will notice. I hope you find it interesting/useful. Do let me know if you discover a gem :-)

Sourcing and Recruitment

#TRUSource - A Sourcing Training Day
I am part of an All-Star team of sourcers putting on a special training day before the second Recruiting Unclonference in London on 17th February. Check out the page above for some great deals.

The Social Web

The Shorty Awards
Looks like these are kicking off again - I’ve seen a lot of nominations for the Newbury Astronomical Society (aka @NewburyAS) - they deserve them.

FavStar
Ever wondered who has been favouriting your tweets? Well, this little tool will tell you, you don’t even need to sign in or anything like that.

Living with and without Twitter
By Zoe Kleinman (aka @zsk) on the BBC

Twiangulate
A review by Amybeth Hale (aka @researchgoddess) of this tool to help you find great people to follow on Twitter.

Local Links (Berkshire, UK)

#rdgtweetup - New Venue for 2010
Reading Tweetup is looking for a fresh venue - I’ve compiled a poll from the suggestions made on the blog.

Other

Grammar: They’re/their/there - What’s your score?
I’m allowed to link to this - I got 100%

Fun: Let Me Google That For You
Ever wish people would google something before bugging you with a question? This is a cheeky little way to make your point ;-)

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