Careerbuilder.com

CAREERBUILDER

Career Builder began in 1994 as NetStart Inc. selling software to companies for listing job openings on their Web sites and the ability to manage the incoming e-mails those listings created. After an influx of two million dollars in investment capital the company transported this software, named CareerBuilder to its own web address, at first listing the job openings from the companies who utilized the software.NetStart Inc. changed its name in 1998 to operate under the name of their software, CareerBuilder. The newly christened company received a further influx of seven million dollars from investment firms such as New Enterprise Associates to expand their operations.The company announced their decision to go public in April 1999.The company's IPO on May 12, 1999 raised $8 million more than initially forecast, but was less successful than other Net offerings of the time. In its first day of trading, the stock opened at $17.50 and rose as high as $20 before closing at $16. Microsoft moved quickly to acquire a minority stake in the company in exchange for using the company's database on their own web portal.After being purchased in a joint venture by Knight Ridder and Tribune Company in July 2000 for $8 a share CareerBuilder absorbed competitor boards CareerPath.com and then Headhunter.net which had already acquired CareerMosaic. Even with these aggressive mergers CareerBuilder still trailed behind the number one employment site Jobsonline.com, number two Monster.comand number three Hotjobs.com.In 2001, major newspapers owned by Knight Ridder and the Tribune Company merged their help wanted sections with the online component. Rob McGovern was replaced as CEO in March 2002 by Robert Montgomery. Gannett purchased a one-third interest in the company for $98.3 million in 2002, adding the CareerBuilder brand to its 90 newspaper nationwide. The McClatchy Company purchased Knight Ridder $4.5 billion in stock and cash in March 2006.

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EBAY

1995, by French-born Iranian computer programmerPierre Omidyar as part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Ebola virus. One of the first items sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. Astonished, Omidyar contacted the winning bidder to ask if he understood that the laser pointer was broken. In his responding email, the buyer explained: "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers." The frequently repeated story that eBay was founded to help Omidyar's fiancée trade Pez candy dispensers was fabricated by a public relations manager in 1997 to interest the media. This was revealed in Adam Cohen's 2002 book, The Perfect Store, and confirmed by eBay.Chris Agarpao was hired as eBay's first employee and Jeffrey Skoll was hired as the first president of the company in early 1996. In November 1996, eBay entered into its first third-party licensing deal, with a company called Electronic Travel Auction to use SmartMarket Technology to sell plane tickets and other travel products. Growth was phenomenal; in January 1997 the site hosted 2,000,000 auctions, compared with 250,000 during the whole of 1996. The company officially changed the name of its service from AuctionWeb to eBay in September 1997. Originally, the site belonged to Echo Bay Technology Group, Omidyar's consulting firm. Omidyar had tried to register the domain name echobay.com, but found it already taken by the Echo Bay Mines, a gold mining company, so he shortened it to his second choice, eBay.com. (Echobay.com is now owned by Echobay Partners, Ltd., a private equity firm based in Nevis.)In 1997, the company received $6.7 million in funding from the venture capital firm Benchmark Capital

Microworker

MICROWORKERS

Microworkers can help you make extra money. All you need is a little knowledge of the internet and a computer and you can begin doing easy tasks at Microworkers like creating a YouTube account or joining a Facebook group . Micro jobs pay up to $1.60 for less than 5 minutes work. Read on to find out if Microworkers is right for you.Microworkers accepts sign ups from all over the world. Microworkers is ideal for freelancewriters, students, stay at home Moms. If you have been made redundant or are searching for a job, Microworkers can bring in a little extra cash while you job hunt. If you are retired and have time on your hands Microworkers can help you generate some extra spending money.Microworkers offers its members tasks called micro jobs. Once you accept a task you are given more details about the assignment and instructions on how to complete it. You provide
the employer with evidence that you have finished the job and as long as they are satisfied
you get paid.Another way to make money at Microworkers is from referrals. For every new user you refer you earn a $1.00 bonus. You will also be paid an additional bonus once your referral earns
their first $25.00.

SCRIPTLANCE

SCRIPTLANCE is the world's most affordable and easy to use outsourcing service for programming jobs. Small businesses post projects and receive free quotes from freelancers within minutes. Expert programmers, designers, marketers and writers bid to complete work quickly, professionally and under budget. ScriptLance has over $500,000 in billings, 7,728 active freelancers and 3,706 satisfied customers in the past month!
ScriptLance is a freelance marketplace that uses a reverse auction system to help buyers find programmers and designers to outsource their projects. Freelancers place bids on projects posted by interested buyers, who then work with the chosen winner to complete their programming work . The site caters to small and medium sized online businesses, and is used primarily by freelance programmers from India and Eastern Europe.ScriptLance was founded in 2001, and is based in Toronto, Canada.
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