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Looking for a new job? Here's what you need to know
News If you're out of work and actually looking… you have to leverage any relationships you have with past employers, people that you've worked with at different organisations, use LinkedIn, use Facebook, if you've got any... [13 Jan 2009]
Google snaps up Delicious new hire
News He's a member of Google's technical staff, according to his LinkedIn profile. Joshua Schachter, the founder of Yahoo! s Delicious social-bookmarking service who left the company last June, has taken a job at Google. [13 Jan 2009]
"It's either Segways or Strangeways"
News LinkedIn CEO, Dan Nye, explaining the difference between LinkedIn and Facebook in an interview with silicon.com There are very few companies that understand software. Former chairman of Microsoft, Bill... [23 Dec 2008]
LinkedIn links up with old CEO
News Business networking site LinkedIn has confirmed reports that its founder, Reid Hoffman, will return to the CEO post to replace resigning CEO Dan Nye. This month, LinkedIn hired Dipchand Nishar as vice... [18 Dec 2008]
LinkedIn launches new way to search
News Nearly a month after unveiling a new developer platform, business social-networking site LinkedIn has taken the wraps off a new search platform. In a summary of the new key features, Esteban Kozak, senior product manager... [25 Nov 2008]
Yahoo! breaks down its 'garden walls' and lets developers in
News While sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and MySpace capitalised on the social-networking phenomenon, Yahoo! has already launched its new profiles site. This week phase two, when web developers can start sinking their... [27 Oct 2008]
10 things to do if you're given the chop
News Go to your pages on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc, and let people know you are available for new projects. In the current economic climate and amid the constant stream of reports of redundancies and cutbacks, although... [23 Oct 2008]
Dan Nye
AS Profile Since taking the helm in 2007, Dan Nye has led LinkedIn to stellar growth in the crowded web 2.0 social networking space against rivals such as Plaxo and the more consumer-focused Facebook and MySpace. [07 Oct 2008]
Public sector says no to web 2.0
News Almost 80 per cent said concerns about time wasting was preventing greater use of social networking and wider web 2.0 adoption, with less than half letting staff use social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo and only just over... [15 Sep 2008]
Are your 'frolleagues' ruining your career?
News Business networking site LinkedIn is warning about the growing phenomena of "frolleagues" - a colleague who requests you as a friend online. LinkedIn said it's becoming increasingly important to keep... [14 Aug 2008]
Companies urged not to ban Facebook
News These "social applications" also include open source communities, professional networks - such as LinkedIn - and internal employee networks. Instead businesses should view employee participation as part of the "social... [08 Aug 2008]
Exec job hunters turn to social networking
News Professional social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Plaxo, are becoming an increasingly popular tool for senior executives wanting to progress their careers and find out about job opportunities. [31 Jul 2008]
LinkedIn hits billion-dollar valuation
News Business-networking site LinkedIn announced on Tuesday evening it had netted $53m in a Series D funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures and with participation from existing investors Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners... [18 Jun 2008]
Name that tune...the rise of Shazam
Comment LinkedIn CEO: On 'grown-up' social networking Shazam is a veteran of the mobile app industry. The company's business started life seven years ago as a simple pay-as-you-go proposition enabling mobile users to identify... [12 Jun 2008]
Ignore social networks at your peril, retailers told
News Analyst house Gartner says social networking sites are starting to attract a broader spectrum of consumers with the rise of career-based networks such as LinkedIn and shopping-based sites. Retailers need to wake up to... [02 May 2008]
