+1<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Rich Faulkner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rfaulkner@34thprs.org">rfaulkner@34thprs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
+1<br>
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On Tue, 2011-09-06 at 09:25 -0400, Scott Castaline wrote:<br>
> +1<br>
> Great idea<br>
><br>
> On 09/06/2011 02:45 AM, Aaron Ruscetta wrote:<br>
> > I've marked this thread with an [ADMIN] heading because we<br>
> > are seeking general approval for a proposal that that could<br>
> > improve our (linux) employment listing service for both ALE<br>
> > members and site visitors, as well as improve our visibilit<br>
> > in broader Linux communities.<br>
> ><br>
> > I spent about an hour on the phone with last week with Nate<br>
> > from JobThread (cc) getting the details of an offer for ALE to<br>
> > become a JobThread "publisher" partner for their internet<br>
> > job listing service.<br>
> ><br>
> > JobThread is a commercial internet company with a business<br>
> > model built on a network of publishing partners. Employers<br>
> > ("advertisers") pay a fee (for each application received) to<br>
> > advertise employment opportunities through JobThread's<br>
> > network of partner ("publisher") web sites. The publishers<br>
> > [can choose to] share in the revenue generated by job<br>
> > applications posted through their site links. The partners<br>
> > can filter what jobs get listed through their site links and<br>
> > also choose whether "advertisements" posted through<br>
> > their links are free or not.<br>
> ><br>
> > The arrangement is explained officially in more detail here:<br>
> > <<a href="http://www.jobthread.com/how-it-work" target="_blank">http://www.jobthread.com/how-it-work</a>><br>
> ><br>
> > Linux.com is a JobThread partner and a good example of<br>
> > the filtering control since they only present job listings that<br>
> > have the "Linux" keyword in the job title. See the Linux Jobs<br>
> > panel near the bottom of the right column here:<br>
> > <<a href="https://www.linux.com/" target="_blank">https://www.linux.com/</a>><br>
> > which will redirect you to the associated JobsThread page<br>
> > here:<<a href="http://jobs.linux.com/" target="_blank">http://jobs.linux.com/</a>><br>
> ><br>
> > After walking through the process of signing on with<br>
> > JobThread I'm convinced that this is a service that<br>
> > would be of benefit to ALE members. I'm comfortable<br>
> > that this can be integrated easily and seamlessly into<br>
> > both our web site and our existing ale-jobs mailing list<br>
> > because we will be able to allow local postings for<br>
> > free and filter the postings that appear on <a href="http://jobs.ale.org" target="_blank">jobs.ale.org</a><br>
> > to those with relevance to Linux and FLOSS. I also<br>
> > think having this service on our site will improve<br>
> > our visibility in the wider FLOSS community.<br>
> ><br>
> > The only sticking point is handling the revenue,<br>
> > since ALE does not have a formal infrastructure<br>
> > for accepting donations. We could simply decline<br>
> > any revenue sharing money we might be entitled<br>
> > to, but then it occurred to me that we should just<br>
> > have the money donated directly to worthy 501c3<br>
> > organization supporting the global FLOSS<br>
> > community, and the Electronic Frontiers Foundation<br>
> > came immediately to mind.<br>
> ><br>
> > If there are serious objections to ALE becoming<br>
> > a publisher partner with JobThread, please speak<br>
> > up and we can discuss the proposal further.<br>
> > If we don't see any majority objections here by<br>
> > mid week, Jim Kinney and I will proceed with<br>
> > setting this up on behalf of ALE.<br>
> ><br>
> > peace<br>
> > aaron<br>
> > ALE Events Coordinator (etc)<br>
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