November 20th, 2007
Inventables - What a Great Concept!
by gscott [permalink]
Here is one of our most interesting Jiibing companies. One of their Jiibe summaries is, “Like back in the wild west, this company is focused on the frontier of new discoveries…” That can’t be any more appropriate for this company - Click here to see their CEO Zack Kaplan talk about the concept. I am sure it is an extremely creative place to work.
Check out their Jiibe:
Inventables’s work culture:
[See the summary] [What’s yours?] 
I would work there. Wouldn’t you? Do u Jiibe?
November 14th, 2007
Articles Written about Jiibe
by gscott [permalink]
Here are all of the articles that we have found about Jiibe. Some of them are written in languages that I do not understand which I find all the more interesting.
Alexei@Nitobi » Blog Archive » Jiibe Badge now available!
Jiibe.com - Job-Match Service Gets Personal - KillerStartups.com
career advice blog & podcast - Jobacle.com BLOG - Free Job Matchmaking With Jiibe
jiibe.com - employment culture measured by a social network | Peter Vandenabeele
Wat is jouw ideale bedrijfscultuur? Ontdek het in Jiibe at Erno Hannink
Visionwiz: Jiibe is a new job-match service that is based on user-generated content
Jiibe, crea tu perfil mediante preguntas y recibirás un listado de empresas ideales
Job Search Matches By Personality | Gear Live
Dave Johnson » Blog Archive » How Do You Jiibe?
Holy Moly » Blog Archive » Jiibe helps people find or create a better workplace
The Employee Factor: What’s Your Culture? Find Out at Jiibe!
October 29th, 2007
Jiibe Badge
by gscott [permalink]
We have just added a new Jiibe Badge for our Jiibers. So sign up, do a Jiibe and show off your badge. Here is my ideal Jiibe Badge:
My ideal work culture:
[See my summary] [What’s yours?] 
To add this to your blog simply follow these steps:
- 1) Log in to Jiibe.com
- 2) Go to My Jiibe Page
- 3) Click on the link at the below the Jiibe Tag Cloud:
- 4) Copy the code on this page:
- 5) Paste the code into the appropriate space on your blog or website.
October 18th, 2007
Do you Jiibe? We have launched our beta!
by gscott [permalink]
We have launched our beta only a few days ago and we have been getting some great buzz. Check it out at www.jiibe.com. Here is a great write up from our new friend Alexander - the Chief Happiness Officer:
Do you jiibe? You should!
What’s the corporate culture like in your current workplace? What’s the ideal corporate culture for you? How much of an overlap is there between the current and your ideal? In what other companies could you find more of a match and be happier at work?
That’s what a great new website, jiibe.com can help you find out.
I’ve been fooling around with it and I love it! It’s really simple - the website asks you a series of questions, and you tell it how things are at your current company and how you’d ideally like them to be.
At the end you get a description of your ideal corporate culture and a list of the companies that match it best - based not on how those companies define themselves but on how other jiibe users rated their workplaces… go to http://positivesharing.com/2007/10/do-you-jiibe-you-should to see the whole article.
August 2nd, 2007
The Silent Office
by gscott [permalink]
I just had a thought, and I am sure many companies have done this, or is that fantasy, how about take down all of the walls, get rid of the cubicles (sell on craigslist to some other lame office) and just give all of your staff the Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones.
You may need a couple of private spaces for people to make personal calls, but other than that, it’s a pretty simple concept, no? I know it sounds like an ad for Bose, but I think these are great for a better office. It’s just that most staff will not go to the expense of buying them, so make it a perk.
July 26th, 2007
1960 First Email? How many steps have we saved?
by gscott [permalink]
Was Morton the first guy to invent Email? This great article titled “Electric Mailbox” is here to prove it! His server was a bit slow since it took 54 seconds to travel only 200 feet; but, Morton Murphy had calculated that it saved him 20 000 steps per year. Who can answer this question, given the proliferation of today’s email how many steps have been saved worldwide? I wonder if we could tie this to how many pounds we have put on in the same time.
Here is the text from the article (Mechanix Illustrated, April, 1960 Page 91) - “Tramping down a 200-foot slope to the road and climbing back up twice a day–to put outgoing mail in the mailbox and to fetch what the mailman left–was not the way for a retired electrical engineer. So Morton Murphy, of Brown County, Indiana, strung a clothes wire down to the end of the road, slung his mailbox on it on rollers, let the box coast to the road. A towline to an electrically-powered windlass drew it backup. A signal to show when the mail was in completed the arrangement. “Saves 20,000 steps a year,” says Murphy, proudly.”
July 17th, 2007
20 of the Best Laptop Bags for the Virtual Worker
by gscott [permalink]
From pannier to classic style… there are so many great laptop bags, but they are hard to find in your local stores. So here is a great list along with links to the manufacturers so you can find out who sells their styles. Great design only enhances your work-life and a great laptop bag means you will be even more mobile. Click the bags to go directly to the manufacturers website.
Pannier Style
I am leaning towards these four pannier styles. Pannier means you can hook them to your bike rack. Not only are they functional, but, they look great too, plus they are easy to carry with the provided strap. The only problem is that they can only hold a 15 inch laptop. The third one is larger, but I don’ t like the design and the fourth one is just too big.
Environmental Ideas
I love this first one in particular. It’s not my style, but its a very cool concept. This bag is made from recycled plastic bags from India. It is amazing how they have made their garbage so beautiful! The other two bags are recycled materials, including inner tubes, seat belts, and cargo truck canvas.
Great Designs
You have to go to the link to really see how great this first bag is. I may get this bag just because it is so smart. It is called Bak2Pak because it can convert from a backpack to a cool messenger bag in seconds. The second bag here is very smart for those that are traveling by air. Check it out, very smart! Click on the bag.
Classic Style
Tumi makes very nice classic bags. I like their simple design elements, but I want something a bit funkier.
You can also join a discussion on Flickr about these bags and any new ones that have been added at http://flickr.com/groups/436642@N21/
I tend to look for bags designed for men. However, I came across a great blog written by a woman and she has a much better eye for more feminine designs than I do - http://www.squidoo.com/laptopbag/.
