New DBA position @ DirectoryM

This position is brand new so whether it turns out to be fit for a junior, middle or senior DBA will really depend on what the individual brings to the job and what they make of it. The job description is attached below.

DBA

DirectoryM is now hiring a Database Administrator. You will be responsible for databases and servers at DirectoryM that power global 24/7/365 web applications. This position combines significant hands-on work with design and technical challenges. The DBA will report to the Director of Site Operations.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage DirectoryM’s 24/7/365 database application infrastructure and associated vendor relationships.
• Significant hands-on work along with team development.
• Implement strategic improvements to database infrastructure to lower costs and increase reliability.

Job Requirements:

• B.A. or B.Sc. or equivalent. Advanced degree is desirable.
• 5+ years of database experience, including 2+ years designing and supporting a highly available Web site.
• Deep experience with the following technologies:
• MySql (running on Windows Server 2003)
• MSSQL Server (running on Windows Server 2003)
• Active/Passive replication & multi-master replication
• Database tuning
• Query analysis & optimization
• Backup and restore planning
• IIS & Windows Server 2003
• Strong communication skills.
• Proven ability for independent work.
• Located in the greater Boston area.

DirectoryM is a fast-growing, exciting company with 30 employees headquartered in downtown Boston, MA and 30 employees in our worldwide offices. We offer highly competitive compensation packages, with a full range of benefits. DirectoryM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are privately held, and venture backed. You can learn more about us at www.directorym.com.

Please send your resume directly to Jobs@DirectoryM.com

DirectoryM Growth

For a moment, try to imagine life or a world without growth. You and your loved ones would never age. Technology would remain at a standstill. Without growth, you can say goodbye to any type of forward progression, whether that be professionally or personally. Yes, there would be movement, but it would just involve the same mundane activities.

Doesn’t sound very exciting, does it?

At DirectoryM, we’re preparing for summer filled with growth. Although our office in the United States has increased its number of employees, our China office has experienced the most amount of growth. This month, the DirectoryM China office moved into a larger office in downtown Guangzhou. To see the China office and the members of our China team, check out the photos at the end of this post.

By increasing the number of DirectoryM employees who can work in or for our office in China, as well as in France and our other international offices, DirectoryM is developing and blending a mix of both new and old strategies, ideas and opinions in order to meet the demand of our client base. Stress and obstacles aside, this growth is all focused on improving the quality of our work, our business, and our customers’ desires, needs, and wants.

While most growth is accompanied by fear and risk, DirectoryM has plunged deep in growth this summer in the same way children dive into frigid water to escape summer heat. Although these next steps may be difficult and dicey at times, DirectoryM is pleased to shift its priorities to meet a growing demand among its consumers. Oliver Wendell Holmes once said “The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.” Currently, DirectoryM is standing at the beginning of a surge in employees, technological advancements, and, most importantly, client services. As for the direction we’re moving in? Well, that’s all up to you.

New PPCall eCommerce system launched today

We are happy to announce that DirectoryM has now launched our revamped ecommerce system. For the first time we are offering small businesses the ability to create their own Pay Per Call campaign on the DirectoryM network. Calls can be targeted by Industry and Geography and businesses pay only for valid calls that they actually receive through our network.

Sign up today: https://SignUp.DirectoryM.com/Order/

Boston Globe / Boston.com article featuring DirectoryM

Today a great article hit the press in the Boston Globe and Boston.com about DirectoryM and our past, present and future. It is focused on our new partnership with the publisher of the "For Dummies" books, but takes a nice look at what we are doing and the marketplace that we are operating.

Online ad firm sees a comeback - DirectoryM has teamed up with the publisher of the For Dummies books.

DirectoryM, an online advertising company specializing in local business information, says it is making a comeback, despite the faltering economy.

The Boston company recently signed a deal with the publishers of the CliffsNotes and For Dummies series to provide information about specific topics and businesses.

"It's a good time for us," said chief executive Panos Bethanis, who cofounded the firm. "Boston is a very good place to grow right now." Not long ago, the story was different.

Read the full article

France & Brazil

Welcoming our newest international sites are France and Brazil.

France
- DirectoryM France
- Tout Local

Brazil
- Artigos Informativos

New Advertiser Registration is Live

The headline pretty much says it all, but the new streamlined registration page is live. Check it out at http://subscribe.directorym.com or any one of our international sites. This page has cleaner look and feel, a simplified registration form and explicitly shows where the new free listing will appear. Enjoy the nice design courtesy of Justin.

PRESS: JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. JOINS DIRECTORYM IN CONTENT SYNDICATION PARTNERSHIP

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—December 8 ,be 2008—DirectoryM, a leader of local content platforms on the Internet, announced today a content license partnership with John Wiley & Sons, Inc., a leading publisher of popular brands including CliffsNotes®, Frommer’s® and For Dummies® books. Under terms of the partnership, select content from the For Dummies book series is being syndicated onto DirectoryM’s hyper-local platforms. For Dummies content now appears in conjunction with DirectoryM’s local resources to provide users with both information on local merchants and content that corresponds directly to their needs.

Read the full release