The next wave after blogs targeted at particular interest may be niche job sites.
On Friday, GigaOm, the blogging network started by former Business 2.0 writer Om Malik, launched its own job board. The board, which charges $200 per listing, plans to make itself the destination for job listings from telecommunications, broadband, and networking companies, particularly for positions at the managerial levels.
Since its launch this weekend, the site has attracted 11 listings.
“What we bring to the table is a bit of focus to the job search,” said Om Malik, founder of Giga Omni Media. “A lot of telecom, networking, and broadband kind of people read the blog, so we want to bring together the right reader to the right employer.”
GigaOm Jobs is the fifth niche job site to come from a blogger. Earlier this month, TechCrunch, the wildly popular web 2.0-focused blog run by Michael Arrington, launched its job site, CrunchBoard.
Other job sites include 37 Signals, a Chicago-based startup that kicked off its job site in April; Alarm:Clock, a blog that covers startups; and Paid Content, one of the earliest blogs to focus on media and content.
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