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LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking
Comment Online business network, LinkedIn has almost 20 million members worldwide and recently opened its European office in London. During 2007, LinkedIn doubled in size in all of its major regions including Europe and signed up its millionth UK member in... [28 Feb 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 and Bessemer Ventures. [18 Jun 2008]
LinkedIn gets a facelift and goes mobile
News Business network LinkedIn is getting a makeover to offer an improved service to its almost 20 million users and make it available on BlackBerrys, iPhones, PDAs and mobile phones. The new version of the site - currently in beta testing - will be... [25 Feb 2008]
LinkedIn takes a leaf out of Facebook
News Professional social networking site LinkedIn is to open up its network and let third parties build applications for use within its community. But unlike Facebook, LinkedIn's Intelligent Application Platform will also allow companies to add LinkedIn... [11 Dec 2007]
LinkedIn to charge for job listings
News Social networking site LinkedIn will soon begin charging employers $95 per job listing, nudging social networking into the uncertain terrain of paid services. But LinkedIn, a site geared to professionals that claims more than two million members... [01 Mar 2005]
Mugshots to appear on LinkedIn
News Social network LinkedIn is to enable its 14 million members to add a "professional" photo to their profiles. Adam Nash, senior director of product at LinkedIn, said in a statement: "Many of our members have requested to have professional photos... [28 Sep 2007]
Esther Dyson: Social networks - the good and the bad
Comment Release 1.0's Esther Dyson examines the promise - and confusion - around social networks such as LinkedIn, Orkut and Plaxo . Are you a member of LinkedIn? There's a difference between business services such as LinkedIn, where the focus is mostly on... [15 Jul 2004]
Business execs snub Facebook
News My business is pan-European, and for the EU space I found Xing [ex- OpenBC] to be more effective and popular than LinkedIn. Just one of the 12 IT executives in silicon.com's weekly CIO Jury IT user poll said they use Facebook for networking or... [11 Jan 2008]
Android laid bare, dressing for success, grown up social networking...
News LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking Meanwhile the CEO of LinkedIn told silicon.com in an exclusive interview there is much more to social networking than throwing sheep and "poking" people. This month, silicon.com has been busy wrestling... [27 Mar 2008]
Editor's Blog: Social networking faux pas
Comment As with social networking invites for services such as LinkedIn, I delete requests from people I don't know or who I don't want to know. But I like the approach of those that can provide a platform either for actual networking (something like... [25 Aug 2006]
Social networking "white elephant" warning
News Further bringing business and social networking together, business network LinkedIn this month said it will allow third parties to develop apps for its site and allow them to take LinkedIn content to other sites. [13 Dec 2007]
Editor's Blog: Ever tried to sack a CIO?
Comment Everybody's on LinkedIn these days - so find out what the social network for grown-ups is planning next in our exclusive interview with the LinkedIn CEO Dan Nye. Over lunch the other day the chief executive of a large technology company advanced an... [06 Mar 2008]
Editor's Blog: The Facebook sweepstake
Comment LinkedIn, MySpace or others. Talk soon turned to a VC many of us know who has maybe three to four thousand contacts on LinkedIn. Heard about the new game? When you meet friends or colleagues and have a few minutes to kill, take a punt on how long... [31 Jul 2007]
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 to permissiveness. [04 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 the potential of social... [02 May 2008]
