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LinkedIn hits billion-dollar valuation

News LinkedIn is more profitable than most of the social-networking fray. 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... [18 Jun 2008]

Name that tune...the rise of Shazam

Comment LinkedIn CEO: On 'grown-up' social networking Shazam now describes itself as a "mobile-to-web" company - and sports the requisite Facebook plug-in, seeking to expand its user-base through social networking. [12 Jun 2008]

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]

SAS UK boss talks SaaS, innovation and his first 90 days in the job...

Comment LinkedIn CEO: On 'grown up' social networking Ian Manocha took over as managing director of SAS in the UK three months ago and has been busy putting his stamp on the company. Manocha joined SAS to run the Manchester sales office in 1996 before... [02 Apr 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]

Open source owes popularity to anti-US vibe?

News LinkedIn CEO: On 'grown up' social networking Anti-US feelings are boosting the international market for open source software, according to the president and chief executive of Red Hat, Jim Whitehurst - while other commentators prefer to credit... [27 Mar 2008]

Google, Yahoo! and MySpace announce OpenSocial Foundation

News Major players like Bebo, LinkedIn, MySpace and Plaxo, along with a host of smaller social networks and many that are unknown in the US, all opted to participate in the new initiative. and News Corp's MySpace.com have announced they have formed the... [26 Mar 2008]

PA spreads the news on open source

Case Study LinkedIn CEO: On 'grown up' social networking Press Association (PA) is moving to an open source platform for its editorial content management system (CMS) to take advantage of flexibility and cost benefits. [20 Mar 2008]

BlackBerry exec on women in tech, iPhones, Facebook - and finding the off switch

Comment LinkedIn CEO: On 'grown up' social networking Charmaine Eggberry is vice president and managing director of EMEA at RIM - a position that gives her responsibility for the company's growth targets in the region, expansion into new European markets... [18 Mar 2008]

Dear silicon.com... data guardians, not so "killer" mobile apps, Vista on sale…

Comment ¦ LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking ¦ Windows-based cash machines 'easily hacked' ¦ Photos: RFID bumblebees create a buzz What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? [06 Mar 2008]

LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking

Comment During 2007, LinkedIn doubled in size in all of its major regions including Europe and signed up its millionth UK member in October, making Blighty the largest market outside the US.silicon.com spoke to LinkedIn CEO, Dan Nye, about LinkedIn's... [28 Feb 2008]

LinkedIn gets a facelift and goes mobile

News The new version of the site - currently in beta testing - will be available in the next few weeks and will include third-party applications developed through LinkedIn's Open Social platform. Business network LinkedIn is getting a makeover to offer... [25 Feb 2008]

Stories of the month - January 2008

News Most favoured more 'grown up' networks such as LinkedIn or Plaxo. Next month sees the mobile industry's annual get together at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and silicon.com looked at the five mobile trends to watch in 2008, including... [30 Jan 2008]

Business execs snub Facebook

News Just one of the 12 IT executives in silicon.com's weekly CIO Jury IT user poll said they use Facebook for networking or business-related activities, with most favouring rival social networking tools from either LinkedIn or Plaxo - and good old... [11 Jan 2008]

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