Fred Wilson has often spoken of the power of “passed links.” At Gigs.ly we believe the future of employment is at least, in part, based on social distribution, a.k.a, leveraging community and networks to connect great job opportunities with great candidates.
We live in exciting, but turbulent times. Many of our friends remain unemployed or stuck in positions with little opportunity for career growth or skill development. We’ll explore in later posts why the future of recruiting and marketplaces is within Facebook and the greater social graph.
Below is a video of Fred speaking to the power of passed links at this year’s 140 Character Conference. Enjoy.
The power of social distribution to share and transact within a marketplace (marketplace 2.0 = social identity + economic accountability) is the future of our economy.
