LinkedIn at 20: how a new breed of influencer is transforming the business networking giant
2 years, 2 months ago

LinkedIn at 20: how a new breed of influencer is transforming the business networking giant

Salon  

When someone says social media, you probably don't immediately think of LinkedIn. With Hoffman joining the Seattle giant's board the following year and Weiner still LinkedIn's chief executive today, Microsoft has taken a relatively hands-off approach to ownership. World's biggest social networks Statista LinkedIn had a "good" pandemic, with conversations on the platform rising 43% and content-sharing almost 30%. LinkedIn user growth over time Various sources Meet the "work-fluencer" LinkedIn's role as a lightning rod for work issues is also likely to determine how it develops, as a new category of social media influencer emerges – the "work-fluencer." Twenty years after LinkedIn was founded, this could enable the platform to enjoy the kind of trust and community growth that other social media networks would envy.

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How LinkedIn became a hotbed of braggers, blaggers and romance scammers: CLAUDIA CONNELL
2 weeks, 1 day ago

How LinkedIn became a hotbed of braggers, blaggers and romance scammers: CLAUDIA CONNELL

Daily Mail  

Most mornings I wake up to a chirpy, but faintly sinister-sounding email proclaiming: ‘Claudia, people are noticing you.’ For those with a profile of their own on LinkedIn, the networking platform where total strangers brag about their work achievements and try to ‘connect’ with you, this will be a familiar occurrence. Yet rather than feeling uplifted and empowered every time …

LinkedIn urges creators to disclose brand deals until it gets new format
2 months, 1 week ago

LinkedIn urges creators to disclose brand deals until it gets new format

Live Mint  

Mumbai: LinkedIn, India’s second most popular social platform after Instagram, has urged its users to disclose brand affiliations with appropriate hashtags as per regulatory guidelines until it introduces in-app disclosure tools. This response comes amid growing concerns over misleading "As the world's largest professional community, with over 1 billion global professionals who turn to each other for career advice and …

Malaysia Weighs LinkedIn’s Need for a Social Media License
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Malaysia Weighs LinkedIn’s Need for a Social Media License

Live Mint  

-- Malaysia is studying whether LinkedIn Corp. will require a social media license to continue operating in Malaysia as the government seeks to broaden internet controls. Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said he has asked the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission to review whether LinkedIn has more than the licensing threshold of 8 million users in Malaysia and if they are …

The Crucial Role of Professional Networking in 2024: Expert Tips for Building a Standout Profile
5 months ago

The Crucial Role of Professional Networking in 2024: Expert Tips for Building a Standout Profile

Hindustan Times  

The article emphasizes the importance of building a strong professional network in the context of the increasingly competitive job scenario. Experts recommend leveraging digital platforms like LinkedIn to showcase skills, achievements, and endorsements. Optimizing the profile with relevant skills and highlighting key achievements can help attract recruiters. Regular engagement and active participation in professional networks are crucial for career growth …

Why I love LinkedIn, and LinkedIn stories
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why I love LinkedIn, and LinkedIn stories

Hindustan Times  

Why is your profile name in all caps?” I asked my father, who had joined LinkedIn, funnily, after his retirement. FILE PHOTO: The logo for LinkedIn Corporation, a social networking website for people in professional occupations, is pictured in Mountain View, California February 6, 2013. People here don’t want to be “friends”, they want to “connect” and create plumbing for …

Insider Q&A: LinkedIn is bullish on AI. Will that help job seekers?
8 months ago

Insider Q&A: LinkedIn is bullish on AI. Will that help job seekers?

Associated Press  

Like many other technology companies, LinkedIn is all in on generative AI, the artificial intelligence systems that can create text, images and other media in response to queries. The Associated Press recently spoke with LinkedIn Chief Product Officer Tomer Cohen about generative AI, the job market, brand marketing and TikTok creators. But we’re As a result, you’re seeing people across …

How LinkedIn became the most cringe-inducing social media platform
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How LinkedIn became the most cringe-inducing social media platform

The Independent  

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LinkedIn Really Is the Best Social Network
1 year, 4 months ago

LinkedIn Really Is the Best Social Network

Slate  

Since Elon Musk bought Twitter just over a year ago, there’s been an on-and-off scramble, among those who love Twitter but not its new owner, to find refuge elsewhere. Some users have fled the social network now called X for a single alternative, while others have spread their posts across various platforms, while others have experimented elsewhere but haven’t been …

LinkedIn becomes latest tech company to conduct layoffs
1 year, 5 months ago

LinkedIn becomes latest tech company to conduct layoffs

The Independent  

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LinkedIn cuts more than 600 workers, about 3% of workforce
1 year, 5 months ago

LinkedIn cuts more than 600 workers, about 3% of workforce

Associated Press  

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — LinkedIn said Monday it is laying off hundreds of employees amounting to about 3% of the social media company’s workforce. The job cuts follow another more than 700 layoffs LinkedIn announced in May, as well as thousands more this year from parent company Microsoft, which has owned the professional-networking service since buying it for $26 billion in …

LinkedIn to axe its workforce again; 668 employees to be laid off
1 year, 5 months ago

LinkedIn to axe its workforce again; 668 employees to be laid off

Hindustan Times  

Microsoft's LinkedIn said on Monday it would lay off 668 employees across its engineering, talent and finance teams in the second round of job cuts this year for the social media network for professionals as demand for hiring services slows. A pedestrian walks by a sign at a LinkedIn office The cuts, which affect more than 3% of the 20,000-strong …

LinkedIn scams- Fake job offers on the rise: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

LinkedIn scams- Fake job offers on the rise: Report

India TV News  

Fake job offers and phishing scams are on the rise on LinkedIn and half of the businesses globally experienced at least one LinkedIn scam this year, a report has shown. A fake job offer is the most popular scam and a damaged reputation was the leading outcome of LinkedIn scams, according to NordLayer, a network security solution for businesses. "The …

LinkedIn eyeing India for its next 100 million members
1 year, 10 months ago

LinkedIn eyeing India for its next 100 million members

The Hindu  

LinkedIn‘s India business grew by 84% since FY20, and almost quadrupled in size over the past five years. The platform is betting high on the country for its next 100 million members, Ashutosh Gupta, India Country Manager of the California-based professional network and employment platform told The Hindu in an interview. As we set out to welcome the next 100 …

LinkedIn aims to assist Chinese companies' global presence
2 years ago

LinkedIn aims to assist Chinese companies' global presence

China Daily  

LinkedIn, a California-based professional networking platform provider, is impressed by Chinese companies' globalization efforts and it aims to assist more domestic companies to increase their global presence. Some Chinese businesses developing globally have started to integrate with local markets, rooted in the local culture, and even greatly promoted the development of local economies," Lu said After digesting the annual Government …

LinkedIn India crosses 100 million members
2 years, 1 month ago

LinkedIn India crosses 100 million members

The Hindu  

LinkedIn, a professional network, said it crossed 100 million members in India on Wednesday. It is heartening and gratifying, to see our 100-million member community in India using the platform extensively for more than jobs now - they are over-indexing on networking, messaging, and learning more than any other region globally.’‘ Linkedin has been helping them find the right opportunities, …

Amid the pandemic, 28 million Indians joined LinkedIn
2 years, 6 months ago

Amid the pandemic, 28 million Indians joined LinkedIn

The Hindu  

In the last two years, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, about 28 million Indians joined the professional networking platform LinkedIn, a senior company official said. “At 64 million members in 2020, the LinkedIn community stands at a whopping over 92 million members in India today - a 44% growth in members since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Ashutosh Gupta, India …

Even the crying CEO thinks you’re sharing too much on LinkedIn
2 years, 6 months ago

Even the crying CEO thinks you’re sharing too much on LinkedIn

Live Mint  

Conversations on the professional social network are getting more personal. “I can’t think of a lower moment than this,” he wrote in the post, which drew more than 10,000 comments and turned the crying CEO into an instant meme. “It’s cool to celebrate our big life wins,” says Mr. Wallake, who heads Columbus, Ohio-based marketing company Hypersocial. “Being a platform …

LinkedIn economist: 3 ways the pandemic has dramatically changed the labor market
3 years, 2 months ago

LinkedIn economist: 3 ways the pandemic has dramatically changed the labor market

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Karin Kimbrough is chief economist at LinkedIn. Here’s what we found: How we work: Remote work is highly attractive In March 2020, only one in every 67 paid US jobs posted on LinkedIn offered remote work. Remote jobs punch above their weight when it come to applications, attracting over 2.5 times the share of job applications compared to …

Chinese users' feelings mixed about LinkedIn pulling out
3 years, 5 months ago

Chinese users' feelings mixed about LinkedIn pulling out

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Come the end of the year, Liu will no …

After Facebook, LinkedIn Now Faces Massive 500 Million Data Leak - All You Need To Know
3 years, 11 months ago

After Facebook, LinkedIn Now Faces Massive 500 Million Data Leak - All You Need To Know

ABP News  

New Delhi: While users are yet to come out of the shock of massive data leak of social media giant Facebook, Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn has joined the race with reportedly a massive data leak of 500 million users that is allegedly being sold online. "The four leaked files contain information about the LinkedIn users whose data has been …

LinkedIn now has a newsroom of 65 journalists. It’s hiring more
5 years, 5 months ago

LinkedIn now has a newsroom of 65 journalists. It’s hiring more

CNN  

New York CNN Business — In Dan Roth’s dream world, members of LinkedIn, where he has served as editor in chief since 2011, would habitually read the LinkedIn Daily Rundown with their morning cup of coffee. “Create” involves the development of original content like Hempel’s Hello Monday podcast about “our rapidly changing work lives” or “The Hustle,” a weekly newsletter …

Social influencers see stardom potential on LinkedIn
5 years, 8 months ago

Social influencers see stardom potential on LinkedIn

CNN  

New York CNN Business — While on a sabbatical from work, Goldie Chan started taking videos of herself walking and talking about different topics, from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter to ridesharing and marketing. … It’s fun to create on something brand new.” Chan is part of an emerging group of creators, known as social media influencers, on LinkedIn, …

LinkedIn crosses 50 million user base in India, launches new products
6 years, 8 months ago

LinkedIn crosses 50 million user base in India, launches new products

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Professional networking company LinkedIn said its user base in India has crossed the 50 million mark. To ensure that growth continues, LinkedIn has also piloted two new products in India over the past six months. Around April last year, the company had a user base of about 42 million in India. For instance, in September 2016, the company’s India …

LinkedIn launches ‘Lite’ version for mobile browsing in India
8 years, 6 months ago

LinkedIn launches ‘Lite’ version for mobile browsing in India

Hindustan Times  

LinkedIn Corp, the operator of the world's largest online business networking service, has launched in India a "Lite" version of its website for mobile browsing. "LinkedIn Lite" loads four times faster and provides a better experience to users in urban and rural areas with patchy networks, Akshay Kothari, the company's country manager and head of product for India, said at …

LinkedIn unveils 30-second video-streaming service
8 years, 7 months ago

LinkedIn unveils 30-second video-streaming service

Live Mint  

Hyderabad: Professional-oriented networking website LinkedIn Corp. has rolled out a video-streaming service, following in the footsteps of social networking services such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. LinkedIn’s videos would, however, be restricted only to select ‘influencers’ on its platform. Video-sharing website YouTube is the second-most visited website in the world, according to web traffic tracking firm Alexa Internet Inc. …

Microsoft’s new link
8 years, 9 months ago

Microsoft’s new link

The Hindu  

The decision of Microsoft >to spend over $26 billion to buy LinkedIn, the “world’s largest professional network”, is an earnest attempt by the company founded by Bill Gates for continued relevance in a space that it once dominated, to the point of being a monopoly. Add to this mix, Apple, a company almost as old as Microsoft but one that …

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion
8 years, 9 months ago

Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

Live Mint  

Microsoft Corp. will buy LinkedIn Corp. for $26.2 billion in its biggest-ever deal, combining the software giant’s business-productivity tools with an online network of 433 million professionals. For LinkedIn, the opportunity to tap Microsoft’s customers, including the 1.2 billion users of its Office suite of business software, could help it jumpstart growth, which has slowed in recent quarters. “Microsoft is …

LinkedIn, WeChat planning closer cooperation
10 years, 8 months ago

LinkedIn, WeChat planning closer cooperation

China Daily  

After launching a Chinese-language website in February, the Chinese branch of the world's largest professional networking company LinkedIn Corp is set to strengthen its cooperation with reigning mobile messaging application WeChat. Derek Shen, president of LinkedIn China, said on Thursday that the professional networking site with more than 300 million members globally expects to roll out a service that can …

In China, LinkedIn must beat local rivals, win over 'loser' workforce to avoid Google syndrome
10 years, 9 months ago

In China, LinkedIn must beat local rivals, win over 'loser' workforce to avoid Google syndrome

Firstpost  

After taking a social media drubbing in the West for accepting self-censorship in China, jobs networking site LinkedIn faces bigger obstacles to growth in a market it is counting on - local rivals and a unique workforce mindset. LinkedIn is intent on making the kind of breakthrough in China that eluded Internet giants like Google Inc, Yahoo Inc and Amazon.com …

Facebook gains by aiding nation's exporters
10 years, 10 months ago

Facebook gains by aiding nation's exporters

China Daily  

A smartphone user shows the Facebook application on his phone in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, Bosnia, in this file photo illustration taken May 2, 2013. United States-based Facebook Inc, operator of the world's largest socialnetworking site, said its business aiding China's exporters to reach global markets is seeing fast growth even as its main Internet services remain blocked …

India helps LinkedIn touch 50 million mark in Asia Pacific
11 years, 1 month ago

India helps LinkedIn touch 50 million mark in Asia Pacific

India TV News  

New Delhi: Strong growth in userbase in India has helped professional networking site LinkedIn cross the 50 million users milestone in the Asia Pacific region. LinkedIn, which has over 277 million members globally, has more than 24 million users in India, it said in a statement.Nine countries in the region now have over one million members, while Australia has more …

Milestones in Facebook's road to fame
11 years, 1 month ago

Milestones in Facebook's road to fame

India TV News  

New Delhi: Popular social network Facebook has turned ten today. "It is the largest social network in the world, but many are questioning whether it will survive another 10 years," analysts question. "Still Facebook is in a good position to expand and grow further, thus creating a strong 'network effect' and adding new services to keep users engaged. "A recent …

LinkedIn, Pinterest more popular than Twitter among adults: study
11 years, 2 months ago

LinkedIn, Pinterest more popular than Twitter among adults: study

Firstpost  

Photo pin-up site Pinterest spiked in popularity over the past year, according to the survey, a poll of 1,445 Internet users aged 18 and older. San Francisco: More US adults use LinkedIn and Pinterest than Twitter, but that website attracts a greater proportion of blacks and young adults than do its social media peers, a Pew Research Center study released …

LinkedIn, Pinterest more popular than Twitter among adults: study
11 years, 2 months ago

LinkedIn, Pinterest more popular than Twitter among adults: study

Firstpost  

Photo pin-up site Pinterest spiked in popularity over the past year, according to the survey, a poll of 1,445 Internet users aged 18 and older. San Francisco: More US adults use LinkedIn and Pinterest than Twitter, but that website attracts a greater proportion of blacks and young adults than do its social media peers, a Pew Research Center study released …

Twitter halo fades after listing; Facebook, LinkedIn hold ground
11 years, 3 months ago

Twitter halo fades after listing; Facebook, LinkedIn hold ground

The Hindu  

After a big-bang listing, Twitter shares seem to be losing its fizz while social media rivals Facebook and LinkedIn are holding the fort amid portfolio churn by investors. However, the momentum in Twitter shares seem to be falling already and analysts have begun to question the company’s current valuations vis-a-vis Facebook and LinkedIn, arguing on better margins and larger size …

LinkedIn Conquered Work — Now It Wants the Rest of Your Life
11 years, 5 months ago

LinkedIn Conquered Work — Now It Wants the Rest of Your Life

Wired  

Modesty is what made LinkedIn famous. Where Facebook encourages users to share every last embarrassing moment of their lives, LinkedIn is the safe-for-work social network, where your resumé does the talking. Company executives said LinkedIn is more than social media, it's a “global economic graph” with enthusiastic users on every continent. The company co-exists well with Facebook -- LinkedIn co-founder …

Twitter IPO: Investors are willing to look past losses for now
11 years, 5 months ago

Twitter IPO: Investors are willing to look past losses for now

Firstpost  

Investors willing to bet on Twitter Inc will have to overlook mounting losses and slowing user growth - and have faith that the eight-year-old Internet messaging company can transform a household name into advertising dollars. “It’s worth having exposure to a name like Twitter, although you have to take a conceptual leap of faith with regard to valuation, and say …

Wall Street Journal to launch Linkedin-like social networking website
11 years, 9 months ago

Wall Street Journal to launch Linkedin-like social networking website

Firstpost  

Taking LinkedIn head-on, The Wall Street Journal will launch a social networking website aimed at professionals. Rupert Murdoch owned News Corp. has announced that the new network would be targetted at finance professionals and will be an extension of the WSJ website. At an investor day meet in New York, CEO of Dow Jones, Lex Fenwick showed off the company’s …

LinkedIn now has 20 million users in India
11 years, 10 months ago

LinkedIn now has 20 million users in India

India TV News  

New Delhi, May 15: Professional networking site LinkedIn now has more than 20 million users in India, accounting for about nine per cent of its total memberships worldwide. India is also the second largest country in terms of members after the United States, where the number of users is about 74 million users.“Within the Asia Pacific region which has more …

LinkedIn revamps mobile apps with visually rich stream, better navigation
11 years, 11 months ago

LinkedIn revamps mobile apps with visually rich stream, better navigation

Firstpost  

LinkedIn has released a huge update for its iPhone and Android apps – a first big one in nearly two years. The revamped app has seen a major overhaul… LinkedIn has released a huge update for its iPhone and Android apps – a first big one in nearly two years. This is not just a big update for LinkedIn in …

LinkedIn links up with panel of 'influencers' – Firstpost
12 years, 5 months ago

LinkedIn links up with panel of 'influencers' – Firstpost

Firstpost  

LinkedIn is adding more expert advice to its website and making it easier for its users to find their pearls of wisdom… LinkedIn is adding more expert advice to its website and making it easier for its users to find their pearls of wisdom. The new feature added Tuesday will encourage LinkedIn’s more than 175 million members to sign up …

Facebook Won't Like This LinkedIn News
12 years, 6 months ago

Facebook Won't Like This LinkedIn News

Wired  

LinkedIn might be the uptight suit of social networks, but it seems it wants some of the casual, after-hours club flair that is Facebook. “You’ll never miss a comment or update to an engaging discussion about a news article or trending topic on LinkedIn,” the company says of notifications – as though that’s a good thing. Big American corporations are …

Facebook, LinkedIn, Google to boost privacy drive
12 years, 9 months ago

Facebook, LinkedIn, Google to boost privacy drive

Firstpost  

Technology groups Facebook and LinkedIn have agreed to beef up their international privacy and compliance teams in response to demands … Technology groups Facebook and LinkedIn have agreed to beef up their international privacy and compliance teams in response to demands from the Irish regulator, the deputy Data Protection Commissioner told Reuters. Facebook, the world’s largest social network, agreed at …

Twitter grows worldwide but Facebook still number one
13 years, 6 months ago

Twitter grows worldwide but Facebook still number one

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Microblogging site Twitter experienced strong growth over the past year but Facebook is …

LinkedIn Launches Social News Product
14 years ago

LinkedIn Launches Social News Product

Firstpost  

LinkedIn, the Internet social network for professionals, launched a service that creates a customised online newspaper from articles being shared by the network’s more than 90 million members. The new service, called LinkedIn Today, displays excerpts of the most popular articles in various industries, in a move that the company hopes will spur users to interact more on its website. …

Let IPOs Bloom Again: LinkedIn Files With SEC
14 years, 2 months ago

Let IPOs Bloom Again: LinkedIn Files With SEC

Wired  

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, announced plans to go public by filing a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday. LinkedIn's move, while expected, makes it official: We've got an internet IPO boom on our hands, after a long drought following the bursting of the first internet bubble a decade ago and the post-Enron passage of strict …

Getting social
14 years, 5 months ago

Getting social

The Hindu  

If the Internet challenged information hierarchies with generativity — defined as the capacity of unrelated and unaccredited audiences to create and share content and code — social networking has set off the next wave of innovation. To Clay Shirky, author of the influential book Cognitive Surplus, and several other scholars, social media services such as Facebook and Twitter are making …

Indian youths spend 2 hours daily on social networking sites
14 years, 8 months ago

Indian youths spend 2 hours daily on social networking sites

The Hindu  

Tech-savvy Indian youths in major cities are spending at least two hours a day to connect themselves with others through social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and Orkut, a new survey has found. The “Social Media” survey by Indiabiz News & Research Services also found that about 30 per cent of the youths access networking sites from their mobile phones …

We are talking of a million jobs this year: LinkedIn
14 years, 11 months ago

We are talking of a million jobs this year: LinkedIn

Live Mint  

Mumbai: With five million registered users in India, Hari V. Krishnan says it makes sense for LinkedIn, a networking website for professionals, to start an office in India. Larger numbers of people, who will not see an immediate value unless educated, will look at us with the same lens as a job board or social network. There are broadly two …

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