Archive for August, 2009

Facebook hacking and scamming now widespread?

August 26, 2009

Friends account seems to have been hacked by scammers this morning and they are running the exact same scam that is reported here…

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/08/26/nl-facebook-826.html

Its one thing to read about these things its another to see it actually happen.    I’ve still got the messages up on my computer and they are the same as the above reported scam…

Match.com Conversion Case Study…

August 16, 2009

Akamai is building a mega ad network….

August 8, 2009

I ran across this today,   I’d be pretty pissed off if they are going to start using my users behavorial data and selling it off to ad networks and others.

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As the Product Line Director of Online Advertising, you will be joining of Akamai’s Advertising Decision Solutions team – a new division focused on bringing to market a set of behavioral targeting products for the online advertising space. These solutions enable more precise, scalable, and efficient online advertising. You will be working with the largest Publishers, Advertisers, and Ad Networks on the Internet today.

Job Description

The right candidate would be responsible for product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including gathering and prioritizing product and customer requirements, defining the product vision and working closely with account management, sales, engineering, business development, marketing and the executive team to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met. Basic qualifications for this position include:

  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree required, MBA preferred
  • Overall Experience: 10+ or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in product management or product development
  • 7+ years of experience in online advertising industry.
  • Looking for PHD’s and a Senior Controller…

    August 8, 2009

    1 .   We are looking for someone with a PHD in statistics,  mathematics  or a related field.  Experience with predicitve modeling,  multidimensional cluster analysis,  or other forms of data mining is a strong plus.     We are building something most people don’t think is possible and we want a mathematical genius!

    2.  We are also looking for a Senior Controller,   our revenues are now far to large and complicated  not to have one…

    If you are interested in the job  email  administrator {at}  pof  . com