Those of you who have read this blog for a long time know that I’ve been critical of Google VP of People, Laszlo Bock, due to lack of execution in the past. Things like placing an ad in a magazine and forgetting to launch the microsite or worse ignoring employee referrals that were highly relevant [...]
Is Google Starting to Change Recruiting Methods?
by David Dalka on August 15, 2007 in Google (GOOG), Online Recruiting, Recruiting, Reputation
NRA Show Danny Meyer of Union Square Cafe NYC on Enlightened Hospitality
by David Dalka on May 19, 2007 in Branding/Buzz/Viral, Change Management, Customer Experience, Recruiting, Reputation
During my time in the New York City area, few things outside the financial services industry affected me more than the restuarants. Of those, few bring back fonder memories than my time in NYC than the Union Square Cafe and the restuarants that followed. These include the Grammercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, Tabla (my second [...]
Facebook Spamming Your Identity To Drive Their Traffic
by David Dalka on May 18, 2007 in Customer Experience, Reputation
The other day I was highly surprised to learn that my Facebook profile was showing up in the top 10 for Google when you Google my name. In my opinion, turning on a feature like this without informing your users of the change to drive traffic using users’ identity to their social network via search [...]
Google Meets The Axis of Evil Comedy
by David Dalka on May 13, 2007 in Google (GOOG), Reputation
Last week, I heard a comedian named Ahmed Ahmed, who is touring on the “Axis of Evil Comedy Tour”, via a radio interview in which he was asked what it was like having the same first and last name. Much to my surprise, he started talking about how a guy on the FBI’s most wanted [...]
Google Disasterous with the Letter D
by David Dalka on April 18, 2007 in Blogging, Branding/Buzz/Viral, Change Management, Customer Experience, Entrepreneurship, Google (GOOG), Mobile / Cell / LBS / SMS, Recruiting, Reputation, Social Media, Yahoo! (YHOO)
Apparently Google has considerable trouble in regards to the letter D. First the Dmarc founders left Google. Now http://www.dodgeball.com/ (dead link 11/2010) founders, Dens Crowley and Alex Rainert (please drop me a note if you read this guys), not only have left Google but they posed for a thumbs down photo that they have posted [...]
My Yahoo! Suggestion Board Launched
by David Dalka on February 15, 2007 in Change Management, Customer Experience, Reputation, Social Media, Yahoo! (YHOO)
Techcrunch reported today that Yahoo! launched a suggestions site. If Yahoo! builds the appropriate mechanisms to utilize and respond to this feedback, it could easily be the most important thing they do all year. If Yahoo! does this, Peter Drucker would have been proud of it. I hope they do as this is would be [...]
Sociable 2.0 Plugin Release Interview: Peter Harkins
by David Dalka on January 31, 2007 in Branding/Buzz/Viral, Change Management, Customer Experience, Entrepreneurship, Metrics, Recruiting, Reputation, Social Media, Wordpress
Please bookmark as “Sociable 2.0 Interview” – Thanks! I first met Peter Harkins in person at Barcamp Chicago in the Summer of 2006. As I’ve gotten to know him, he knows far more than just coding, as he appreciates and participates constructively in conversations about business strategy and monetization. It’s a winning combination. The response [...]
Good Tips for Building Blog Readership
by David Dalka on January 31, 2007 in Branding/Buzz/Viral, Entrepreneurship, Reputation, Search Engine Optimization
This post gives some great tips!
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David Dalka is a digital business strategy professional experienced in realigning organizations to capture customer demand while improving margins. David is a business keynote speaker providing customized business strategy services and corporate executive retreats. David has been cited in the following business publications