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Personal Experiences with HomeCS?
whoami-ky asks: "If you believe the info on their homepage, HomeCS is 'the Internet's Premier work from home career portal which unites thousands of job seekers and employers everyday.' But, when you try to apply for a job through them, you're immediately asked to pony up $29.95 for a 'lifetime' membership. Has anyone used this company to successfully find a telecommuting job? They have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Anybody gotten a refund? A quick Google search on the term HomeCS didn't seem to show any positive or negative feedback (I only went through the first 3 or 4 pages of results)."
From the HomeCS website under the "Companies" link:
The following is a list of employers who have historically hired telecommuters. Although they may not all have jobs posted with us currently, these and companies like these are examples of companies that could hire you via HomeCS.com.
...which sounds somewhat like a load. I work for one of the companies listed, and they do all their hiring through a company-owned hiring service. There are *no* full-time telecommuters in the division I am in, it's a "couple of days a week" thang.
Of course, I could be wrong...
Google Webquotes is one of Google Labs' projects; to quote the blurb it "annotates the results of your Google search with comments from other websites. This offers a convenient way to get a third party's opinion about each of the returns for your search, providing you with more information about that site's credibility and reputation."
Sad to say, the news isn't good. Check out this forum thread for a comprehensive bashing.