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Idea: Pods but for reporting LinkedIn Lunatics- thoughts?

Posted by hollaur on Sunday May 26, 2024 @10:53AM
from the self-post dept.

Just had, what I think, is a pretty legit idea... (Scroll to the last two sentences if you just want to read the idea)Backstory I often wonder how many LinkedIn "thought leaders" become so popular, when just about every post is basic, offering common sense, useless pieces of super basic information.Honestly, the only reason I followed a lot of these people is just so I can laugh at them, and...

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Re:Tell HN: The ratio of wants-to-be-hired to is-hiring is at a record... on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @02:20PM (#35443878)
Many companies post jobs just for backlinks or to get more traffic to their site.

Will Forbes ever be penalized by Google?

Posted by hollaur on Friday January 13, 2023 @07:25PM
from the self-post dept.

I always wonder why Forbes ranks in Google so much when it's notoriously terrible content, and then I saw a Twitter thread today, which made me think about it again.I know Forbes has a high DA, but everyone knows most of their content is a total joke -- usually by selfish, unpaid contributors, or worse, members of the paid Forbes Council, which anyone can join. There are no journalistic...

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Re:Advice That Worked for Me on Thursday November 03, 2022 @09:52AM (#33450969)
"Most people’s mental models of energy are flawed: they think there’s a ‘tank’ of energy that gets depleted as you spend it. This may be roughly true for physical energy, but mental energy is different: spending mental energy on things that you consider productive or important gives you more mental energy for other things: a positive feedback loop."

^^ I had myself believing this "flawed" belief. I like this excerpt.

Re:I regret my website redesign on Thursday July 21, 2022 @01:00PM (#32181830)
wow. dying that this design / "aesthetic" (If you could call it that) cost $46k.
Re:Is Requiring a College Degree Discrimination? Yes, It Is on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @12:20PM (#26016066)
#theguysagirlBRO
Re:Ask HN: Is there anything I can do to get severance? Please help on Thursday December 19, 2019 @06:54PM (#21840510)
Thank you for your response!

I'm looking for marketing positions, preferably at a startup.

Ask HN: Is there anything I can do to get severance? Please help

Posted by hollaur on Thursday December 19, 2019 @10:14AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm a temp employee for Cisco.My verbally abusive and ageist manager does not like me at all, because she's a control freak and wants a yes-woman. I'm not a yes-woman. I care too much about the work I do.Now, my firm has let me know she's letting me go at the end of the week, with only two weeks pay (no severance), during the worst time of year to find another job.I don't have a savings.It...

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Re:At Booming Toptal, No Stock for Employees or Investors on Friday August 16, 2019 @07:55PM (#20720828)
Regardless, absolutely terrible experience here myself.
Re:Launch HN: Modern Labor (YC W19) – Paying People to Learn to Code on Friday February 22, 2019 @04:28PM (#19229269)
How long will it take to get to profitability doing something like this? Really interested in the business model part of this and how the numbers pan out.
Re:Ask HN: What are some great personal blogs/portfolios? on Friday February 08, 2019 @12:14PM (#19116364)
Here's some of my favorites, pulled from this list of 12: https://www.thevectorimpact.com/personal-brand-examples/

- https://jackmcdade.com/

- http://rog.ie/

- http://sarahcpr.com/

- http://laurenholliday.com (Mine)

Re:What If Google Doesn't Reward White Hat SEO? on Tuesday January 29, 2019 @07:34PM (#19031430)
https://backlinko.com/seo-this-year

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