I read a really interesting article on the problems with uptake on job search apps for social networking sites at the weekend. The general consensus is that it’s simply a problem with supply and demand. Destination sites like Facebook and Myspace may have phenomenal uptake on apps geared to dating, politics, music or the ritual throwing of animals to gain attention, but you’ll find take-up for job engines sadly lacking.

You can read the full article by Joel Cheesman, recruitment blogger extraordinaire, here. Worth checking and and joining the debate.

Depending on who you talk to, Twitter is big on zeitgeist or big on time-waste. But when you consider just how important mobile communications is as a growing channel, any tool that relies heavily on SMS should have it’s fifteen minutes of fame. The concept is simple - take the status updates from Facebook and transfer them to a mobile platform that allows people to communicate in bite-sized nuggets of information. Aside from the immediacy of the medium (walking down the road, bump into Winehouse, try to take picture, get punched, tell your mates, all in an instant) there are some really interesting engagement angles for employers or corporates on the horizon. If you want to take the plunge, twit-yourself-silly and find me here.