REAL From Yahoo!

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Internet job portals are happening places for job seekers. The Internet offers hundreds of places employers can post their job ads.

According to hitwise, CareerBuilder.com was the most visited website, followed by Monster.com and Yahoo! HotJobs.

Yahoo! launched REAL algorithm to make few differentiator in this already over crowded job portal markets and trying to increase their market share.

According to the Yahoo!,

“R.E.A.L. is an industry-first search algorithm that builds on an innovative set of principles derived from Yahoo!’s research in Web search technology”.

So, how REAL works?

R - Relevance: if someone lists “business analyst” as job description, REAL algorithm will look this keyword to find suitable candidates. But, existing job search algorithms already using this technique.

E - Engagement: It determines how well candidates respond to the job listing. Therefore next time consulting firms ask you for few updates in your online resume be sure to respond. Otherwise your CV will be ranked lower.

A - Availability: Determining whether the positions displayed are still unfilled or not. This is a good feature for real. Most of the Jobs consultancy firms irritate candidates asking for resume for a position, already filled.

L - Location: Showing jobs in a location of interest to the candidate.
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Space Tourism - Are You Considering?

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How many of you considering a visit to space in 2010? Companies are coming up with different options to carry you to space. Space tourism market is expected to be around $1billion by 2021 according to Federal Aviation Administration. So which Firms are serving space tourism market?

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is giving you the groundbreaking opportunity to become one of the first ever non-professional astronauts.

“Virgin’s vast experience in aviation, adventure, luxury travel and cutting-edge design combined with the unique technology developed by Burt Rutan will ensure an unforgettable experience unlike any other available to mankind”

Xcor revealed the Lynx, a mini-spaceship that seats two, is on track to be ready for test flights in two years. Lynx initial version will fly around 38 miles high. Later version will fly 63 miles up.

Blue origin is privately funded by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.In 2006 the company built a prototype of their New Shepard design. The New Shepard is controlled entirely by on-board computers, without ground control.

Bigelow Aerospace is on schedule to provide a low-cost, low-Earth orbit space complex that is accessible to the private sector for commercial activities. Bigelow Aerospace is founded by hotel magnate Robert Bigelow of Las Vegas.

Started by Elon Musk, the founder of PayPal, SapceX has already developed two brand launch vehicles, Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon 9 Heavy launch vehicles. With multi spectrum space crafts ,SpaceX is able to offer a full spectrum of light, medium and heavy lift launch capabilities to customers.

Founded in 1998, Space Adventure has already sent up five tourists in Russian Soyuz capsules.

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Disaster stucked webrexia

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disaster stucked webrexia today when all archives are cleaned up during an update!!!