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News silicon.com has launched a networking group on LinkedIn to help readers connect with each other and keep up to date with silicon.com's top stories. You can join the group now here if you are a LinkedIn... [06 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Social networks are useless for finding a job
Comment My answer was that as time goes on I see these online social networks (including even LinkedIn and other work-focused sites) becoming less rather than more effective in developing meaningful networks that can be used for... [04 Nov 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.09
Round-Up Now this is not to say the Round-Up is opposed to social networking - in fact silicon.com has just launched a group on LinkedIn - join it here now. It's almost that time of year when nameless horrors not of this world... [30 Oct 2009]
Who do you trust when you're spending your IT budget?
News During the IT purchasing process, more than half of execs said they will consult LinkedIn and Facebook to either find out information or talk to colleagues. When it comes to deciding how to spend a hard-won portion of... [28 Oct 2009]
Photos: Top iPhone apps for business
Photo LinkedIn This app enables access to the LinkedIn business network while on the go. Apple's iPhone might be seen by many as largely a consumer device, with games and media apps regularly topping the... [27 Oct 2009]
Photos: Palm welcomes Pixi to the family
Photo The Palm Pixi brings some new tricks to the table, including the integration of LinkedIn contacts and Yahoo! The Palm Pixi is the latest Palm WebOS device. Pricing and exact availability haven't been announced but the... [09 Sep 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Who accepts my social networking invites?
Comment It started with companies banning the likes of Facebook, LinkedIn and Plaxo and then moved onto the extremely variable response times to invitations and the varying acceptance rates. Compiled at my home early one morning... [05 Aug 2009]
Why your business should use Twitter
Comment Then, each new blog entry is highlighted and discussed in Twitter conversations, in LinkedIn and Facebook groups, and as comments on other related blogs. LinkedIn has developed from being little more... [09 Jul 2009]
Seeking memorable mobile apps
Comment This question was circulated among members of the Mobile Data Association (MDA) group on social networking site LinkedIn last month. Mobile applications are numerous but often lacking in quality. Quocirca's Rob Bamforth... [02 Jul 2009]
Social Networking: Brave New World or Revolution from Hell? A look at the phenomenon of Social Networking and the implications for Businesses
White Paper According to recent surveys, employee social networking is growing rapidly, on hot sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and more. Reactions among businesses vary widely, from outright bans on social networking to indecision... [18 Mar 2009]
SMEs come over all a-Twitter
News The research also indicated that many small businesses are using Twitter more often than social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook or their own blogs. UK small businesses are embracing microblogging site... [18 Mar 2009]
Netbooks and recession-busting tech headline at CeBit
News CeBit has drawn a number of high-profile managers from the international IT sector to attend its conference panels, including SAP's co-CEO Leo Apotheker, Alcatel-Lucent's CEO Ben Verwaayen, Intel chairman Craig Barrett, Skype's COO Scott... [02 Mar 2009]
IT Analysis - All Alone in a Social World?
White Paper However, each different type of social networking site does tend to have its own "Vocabulary" - sending someone a "Hug" on FaceBook is difficult at this stage to represent to a person using LinkedIn, for example. [21 Feb 2009]
Beware - Big Brother is watching you get drunk
Comment For business-related sites like LinkedIn, keep it strictly business. This week's silicon.com inbox is bursting with comments around two related themes: surveillance and privacy. First - the high tech hangover from hell,... [10 Feb 2009]
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]
