SALT Branding, an integrated brand consultancy, announced its annual Trends in Branding review, an independent look at some of the latest opportunities and threats facing businesses and brands over the coming year. It looks at how social, environmental and technological changes influence brands and the businesses that build them.

LinkedIn, announced LinkedIn Talent Advantage, an exclusive suite of solutions for recruiters, featuring a "viewer-aware" hiring technology called LinkedIn Custom Company Profiles, designed to help companies present information that is relevant based on a job-seeker's function, industry, location, and other details.

SocialMedia Networks, independent social media advertising network, announced that it has secured Series B financing of $6 million. The investment was led by IDG Ventures SF with co-investment from Charles River Ventures.

Kenexa, a global provider of talent acquisition and retention solutions, announced the translation of its comprehensive talent retention application, Kenexa CareerTracker®, into 14 additional languages. The company also reports that its Prove It! has more than 1.000 ready-to-use skills assessments across a wide variety of skills categories.

TheLadders.com, online platform for the $100K+ job market, reports that more than 400 new companies and recruiters have signed up during Q4 2008 to post their $100K+ jobs and find high quality senior level candidates.

HR Outsourcing firm CPEhr, releases Human Resources Outsourcing: Helping Your Businesses Thrive in a Recession. The white paper details unique employment challenges and how Human Resources Outsourcing is a viable solution currently being pursued by thousands of employers.

Experience, Inc., provider of career services for college students and alumni, releases its Best Places to Work for Recent Grads, which recognizes 20 employers from across the country for excellence in recruiting, hiring and retaining young professionals.

Total Rewards Software announced the addition of Web 2.0 capabilities to CandidateStatements.com, its personalized, candidate experience platform. With this latest release, HR recruiters can now enhance their company's personalized messaging by leveraging Web 2.0 capabilities such as audio, video and real-time candidate communications.

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