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InMaps by LinkedIn are no longer supported after being discontinued for new visualization; it was decided to retire the network tool so they could concentrate on developing new ways to visualize the professional network. If you visit the official inmaps.linkedinlabs page you will see a little … [Read more...]
CEO of David Jones, Paul Zahra has quit his role as of today after taking to LinkedIn and Twitter to let the world know. This comes just after David Jones, the Woolworths group from South Africa $2.2 billion acquisition. Paul Zahra as of 10 hours ago opened his official Twitter @PaulZahra2 by … [Read more...]
LinkedIn is up with 313 million memberships in the third quarter ending 30 June, and at the momsnt shares sit at $203.06 with a trading volume of 10,511,318 shares. LinkedIn has reportedly lost 1 cent per share or $1 million against a profit of 3 cents / $3.7 million a year earlier. Revenues rose … [Read more...]
The LinkedIn stats and figures for 2014 are in and rather interesting, the infographic below shows in great detail a look into the history, geographic reach, LinkedIn facts, best company pages of 2013 and much more. An average time a user spends on LinkedIn a month is 17 minutes, with 42% of … [Read more...]
Match not working for you, been on eHarmony too long, not found any chemistry with any other online dating site yet? Maybe a new online site could help you, but you will have to spit in a tube and provide DNA. The new online dating site is called SingldOut and is the first to use DNA to link … [Read more...]
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is stepping up its game to offer what could be called as a new business class social media service via LinkedIn. The airline company now offers a new 24/7 customer service via LinkedIn, which will help if you have questions about tickets, rebookings, seat reservations or … [Read more...]
Social engagement for companies on LinkedIn is all about building a relationship, in the infographic below it reveals a little about relationships beginning with empathy and that they require dedicated strategy and resources. It also mentions there is a virtuous cycle to transparency and … [Read more...]
At the point when Harvard dropouts Axel Hansen and Jonah Varon propelled Newsle in 2011, the objective was simple: "To convey essential news about the individuals who matter to you." And now moving on, the startup firm will be giving that administration to more than 300 million of LinkedIn's … [Read more...]
LinkedIn are facing a lawsuit after it was reported the professional networking company accessed customers external email accounts, as well as downloading users contacts and addresses. LinkedIn violated customers’ privacy rights for marketing purposes, which means customers’ can now move on and … [Read more...]
Social networking site for professionals LinkedIn has just launched a new brand campaign in the UK; the “Picture Yourself campaign” is all about the dream and driving brand perception for its 15 million UK members. Many members have used LinkedIn to get where they want to go, the social … [Read more...]
LinkedIn has already surpassed 5 million users in China, and now the professional social media platform has reached 5 million users in the Netherlands. 5m Dutch users are now using LinkedIn as reported by NUtech.nl, with 300 million users worldwide the growth in the Netherlands alone is steadily … [Read more...]
The new 'Portrait of a LinkedIn user 2014 Edition' by LinkedIn training and marketing expert Wayne Breitbath's is rather interesting indeed. This yearly user survey shows you how people are using LinkedIn's unlimited potential, a staggering 81% said yes when asked if they are currently using the … [Read more...]
The closure of LinkedIn Polls in Groups countdown has begun and in only three days from today there will no longer be any support, this is the LinkedIn polling retirement. As of May 15, 2014 LinkedIn Polls in Groups will be coming to a close, along with this feature all associated data with … [Read more...]
LinkedIn and global IT services provider HCL Technologies have joined forces to launch a new online application called ‘Relationship Beyond the Contract'. The new ‘Relationship Beyond the Contract' allows LinkedIn users to go one step further beyond existing contracts, this is a great way to … [Read more...]
LinkedIn’s first quarter earnings and revenues are in with some suggesting this could be a slight worry for investors, the wonder lies if they should be spending over one hundred times more on 2014 earnings for such growth engine. At $0.38 per share earnings attuned the basis and revenue was up … [Read more...]
LinkedIn Groups are now very easy to browse, the professional networking site recently rolled out a new main Groups page where users will find discussions from across their groups in one central place. Plus, LinkedIn has introduced a new tab on the right of a discussion page that will suggest … [Read more...]
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner has just made his salary a very attractive one; his pay increase has been done so with a compensation package including stocks and option awards. Last year the compensation package was valued at $49.1 million. The number above means Jeff Weiner is up by $1.2 million in … [Read more...]
5 years ago there were 61% of male LinkedIn users and 39% of female users, today there are 56% of male users and 44% of female registered LinkedIn users. Registered users outside of the U.S and Europe expanded, five years ago number 1 slot of memberships were in U.S, 2 was Great Britain then … [Read more...]
LinkedIn seems to be having a few teething problems when trying to post an update, as soon as you click share it seems to take for ever sharing the update. I went onto my personal LinkedIn profile (Mark Chubb) and then went to the homepage to share something, I wanted to share, “Have you got … [Read more...]
To be noticed on LinkedIn is is all about having the perfect profile, first impressions are the most important. You do not have to give yourself a nightmare trying to create the perfect profile, it is about balance and providing the right information such as including a photo, optimizing keywords, … [Read more...]
In an endeavour to make LinkedIn more captivating, the professional social media site likes to present new overhauls and tweaking its Company Pages. Linkedin has announced it will as of April 14 evacuate the Products & Services tab from all Company Pages. This tab was at first acquainted to … [Read more...]
LinkedIn has never been as exciting as Facebook or Twitter, it may be ok for the professional in business or seeking a new job but for a college student it is not what you call stimulating. When I was in College it was way before we had these social networks, but I can still tell you I would have … [Read more...]
The new LinkedIn UK statistics are in and they also show the breakdown numbers by profession as well, linkedIn now has over 15 million members in Britain alone with a total worldwide number of 277m. In 2012 LinkedIn has only 2 million members in the UK and 2011 it climbed to a staggering number … [Read more...]
Emirates NBD has officially launched its social media presence with its new LinkedIn page, and this is good news because it shows they want to be a part of the social network and it looks like they are doing it well with over 18,000 followers so far. It is a new way for Emirates NBD to … [Read more...]
When it comes to LinkedIn vs Twitter vs Facebook stock the figures are truly different, but the social stocks are on the move. It seems LinkedIn will climb nicely after they announced its Chinese website, this is a great opportunity to capitalise on the stock market. LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) stock … [Read more...]
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