Black Web 2.0

I got an email a few days ago from a colleague Jeff Yoshimora, letting me know he had left a senior position with the Salesforce.com incubator to join a SAAS billing start up in Palo Alto named “Zuora“. I was curious to say the least, so after snooping around on the site (not launched yet publicly), I immediately dropped him an email, and set up a quick call to get the low down.

Toby: So what is “Zuora” Jeff?
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In a post earlier today Valleywag reported that Laszlo Bock, Google’s vice president of people operations, assured members of Congress last June that Google, which was lobbying for more H1-B visas for immigrant workers, had plenty of black employees. “We have a very strong internal Black Googler Network,” he said. “We actually view it as our obligation to reach out to underrepresented communities in our industry, particularly women in engineering, particularly African-Americans. “How many [of Google’s employees] are African-American?” asked Representative Maxine Waters. “I don’t actually have that data at my fingertips,” was Bock’s reply. “I apologize.” (more…)

Looking for a leadership role in design?  The Black Web 2.0 Job Board features web industry jobs, here are the latest:

Senior Web Designer
South Florida

If you are interested in posting a job feel free to contact us at jobs (at) blackweb20 (dot) com.

Are you overworked and under paid? Is your boss tap dancing on your last good nerve? Or maybe you’re just looking for a new challenge. Well, dust off the resume, press the suit, and check out the Black Web 2.0 Job Board.

DBA Lead (Oracle 10G)
Delray Beach, FL

DBA Lead (Oracle Applications)
Delray Beach, FL

If you are interested in posting a job feel free to contact us at jobs (at) blackweb20 (dot) com. Here are the first few of we hope to be many more!

TGIF! The staff here at BW2.0 have a treat, we have been working hard over the past few weeks to develop a Job Board. Most of the jobs that will be posted will be related to the web and technology industries but not all. If you are interested in posting a job feel free to contact us at jobs (at) blackweb20 (dot) com.  Here are the first few of we hope to be many more!

Asset Management Technology Auditor - AVP
New York

Senior Audit Officer Technology
Ohio

Senior Auditor position
New York