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Why Use LinkedIn?

I used to think that LinkedIn requests were obnoxious. I felt like I was being roped into a social network that, unlike Friendster, has been scrubbed free of interestingness and instead has a glossy PR sheen. But as a business professional, it's become unavoidable; not having a LinkedIn profile is...

Tags: Social networking, David Goldenberg, Web Worker Daily, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Profile

Blog posts 2007-06-20

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FaceTime First to Offer Granular Control for MySpace

FaceTime Communications today announced thatits Unified Security Gateway USG now secures and manages the nearly 2,000 MySpaceapplications that have been developed by third parties and arecurrently available for users to download to their MySpace profiles. Thisgranular control of MySpace is complementary to the USG's support for morethan 20,000 ...

Articles 2008-06-18

Jive Software Joins Data Portability Project

Open Standards, Protocol Support Drive Jive's Leadership Among Enterprise Software Vendors PORTLAND, Ore., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Jive Software, the pure-play collaboration software leader, today announced that it has joined the Data Portability Project. Jive will be a driving force in establishing best practices for data portability...

Articles 2008-06-03

rmbrME Launches Social Networking Via Text Message

SMS RMBRME (762763) to add real-life friends using any mobile phone, carrier or social network in real-time NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Breakthrough SMS-based social networking service rmbrME ("remember me") launched today, giving consumers the revolutionary ability to instantly add real-world friends to any social network...

Articles 2008-05-06

The CIO Juggling Act

CIO++ One way busy executives increase their effectiveness is by networking intelligently with like-minded peers in their professional circle. Now, CIO and LinkedIn have partnered to enhance your ability to network through our site and theirs. We've started a CIO group on LinkedIn; it's growing fast, with over...

Articles 2008-04-29

Beeline Introduces 2008 Staffing Executive Brainstorming Series Featuring Linkedin

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Beeline, the workforce solutions business unit of MPS Group, Inc. (NYSE:MPS), today announced that its Recruitment Process Outsourcing RPO team will host the first session of the Staffing Executive Brainstorming Series in Reston, Virginia, to be held at the Hyatt Regency on April 7, 2008. The four-session...

Articles 2008-04-07

BusinessWeek.com Expands Its Reach to Business Professionals With LinkedIn Partnership

Market-leading business Web site now offering LinkedIn users select company data plus instant access to their professional networks through digital content NEW YORK, March 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BusinessWeek.com, the market-leading business Web site, announced today that it has expanded its services to business professionals through two key...

Articles 2008-03-27

Companies Are Now Part of the LinkedIn Network

LinkedIn Launches Next Generation Company Research and Communication Platform MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- LinkedIn Corporation, the world's largest online professional network, today announced the launch of Company Profiles. These profiles combine LinkedIn network information with a company's description, key industry statistics, and targeted job listings. "Not...

Articles 2008-03-21

LinkedIn Launches New Home Page and Status Feature

Status Feature Allows Users to Keep Their Network Up-to-Date On What They Are Working On MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- LinkedIn Corporation, the world's largest online professional network, today announced the launch of a new home page which includes a "Status" feature to allow professionals to communicate their activities...

Articles 2008-02-28

Dealers discover social networking sites; MySpace, YouTube, others help reach sales prospects.(Insight)

Byline: Ralph Kisiel The Web sites MySpace, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn weren't created with auto dealers in mind. But dealers are finding that the popular social networking sites offer an appealing new way to reach sales prospects. J.D. Power...

Articles 2008-02-04

Leading Professional Network LinkedIn Offers Ten Tips for a Great Online Profile

Creating a Strong Online Identity is a Key Step in Successful Career Development PALO ALTO, Calif. -- LinkedIn Corporation (www.linkedin.com), the world's largest and most effective professional network, today released 10 tips for people who wish to capitalize on the enormous trend of using online social networks to...

Articles 2007-11-19

Workplace & Careers IV 2007 Feature Releases

SAN FRANCISCO -- The following releases focus on the topic Workplace & Careers IV: ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME PALO ALTO, Calif.--Leading Professional Network LinkedIn Offers Ten Tips for a Great Online Profile (11/19/07, 04:35) Source: LinkedIn Corporation CHICAGO--Survey Highlights Workers' Attitudes About...

Articles 2007-11-19

A Missing Online Link

A social network for pros takes off with a new CEO. Before the first person was ever poked on Facebook, LinkedIn was gathering the profiles of professionals who wanted to network in the good old sense of getting ahead in their careers. Now the private company, founded in...

Articles 2007-10-29

Graphing Social Patterns Conference Explores the Business and Economy of Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Other Social Networks; Reid Hoffman, Tim O'Reilly to Keynote

Graphing Social Patterns, http://graphingsocial.com , will host Silicon Valley VCs, marketers, anddevelopers as they look to the "Social Graph" for innovation and customers.Created for business and marketing executives as well as technicaldevelopers, the event will be held in San Jose on October 7-9 at theHoliday Inn, 1740 North First Street...

Articles 2007-10-03

Graphing Social Patterns Conference Explores the Business and Economy of Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, and Other Social Networks; Reid Hoffman, Tim O'Reilly to Keynote

Graphing Social Patterns, http://graphingsocial.com , will hostSilicon Valley VCs, marketers, and developers as they look to the "SocialGraph" for innovation and customers. Facts: Graphing Social Patterns will be held San Jose on October 7-9 at theHoliday Inn, 1740 North First Street in San Jose, Calif. ...

Articles 2007-10-03

JAJAH Buttons Simplify Internet Calling.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, October 1 /PRNewswire/ -- JAJAH, the world's most innovative phone company launched their new service JAJAH Buttons. Users create a stylish JAJAH Button to place on their websites, email signatures, blogs and social network profiles. Callers enter their OWN...

Articles 2007-10-01

LinkedIn's 14 Million Members Can Now Include Professional Photo Within Their Online Profile

New Feature is Appealing to Many Who Remember Faces More Easily Than Names MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- LinkedIn Corporation, the world's largest online professional network, today announced LinkedIn's 14 million members will now have the option of adding a professional photo to their online profile. Because many people...

Articles 2007-09-27

LinkedIn Network Announces Obama to Launch New Q and A Series

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- LinkedIn Corporation, the world's largest online professional network, today announced the launch of a special question and answer series on LinkedIn's Answers service, which was introduced earlier this year. The series will focus on start ups and small business, and will highlight the professional expertise available...

Articles 2007-09-12

Business of LinkedIn is -- business

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- LinkedIn CEO Dan Nye is pacing in his plain, half-empty office here and excitedly scribbling diagrams on a white board, like a football coach or a Pentagon general. Nye -- a former executive at Procter & Gamble, Intuit and Advent Software -- is only...

Articles 2007-09-05

Let's Get Together

It's not just who you know. It's also who they know, and what they know. Online social networks have the potential to connect you to a vast world of people and resources, and they've gone from fad to fact of business life. Generally speaking, social networking services connect your list...

Articles 2007-08-01