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Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
LinkedIn Starts To Roll Out Targeted Social Ads
When LinkedIn announced an update to its privacy policy recently, it hinted at the launch of social ads. The professional social network has now started to roll out social ads that will harness the actions of the service's users to deliver more targeted advertising. The company is using several different types of ads as part of its effort to make ads more... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: Are Men Better Social Networkers Than Women?
Who is better at social networking: men or women? The battle of the sexes is an age old divide and it's always fun to look at the statistics. Is a woman naturally better at applying makeup than a man or is that just a misnomer? Can a woman be a better truck driver? It's a toss up, but according to a new report from LinkedIn, men are better social networkers. To... Read more »
LinkedIn Grows In India, Hits 10 Million Members
LinkedIn has been on a winning streak. The professional network that recently announced its IPO and was valued at over $10 billion now has over 10 million members in India. That's a huge amount in one place considering the company has 100 million members worldwide. LinkedIn started their initiatives in India in 2009. They spent most of that year gaining an... Read more » LinkedIn Adds ‘LinkedIn Today’ To Android App
Back in March, LinkedIn launched a social news feature called LinkedIn Today that has Twitter and StumbleUpon integration. The feature gives you the top news that is relevant to your particular industry and the news that people from that industry are sharing. LinkedIn has now brought the feature to Android with an update to its app for the platform. LinkedIn... Read more » INFOGRAPHIC: Which Social Networks Are Most Secure?
It's sometimes difficult to judge just how much information on your social network profile will be available to the public -- and you never know who is looking. With confusing and ever-changing privacy settings and malicious scams that spread with the accidental click of a button, ensuring your security is a major concern. This infographic by ZoneAlarm outlines... Read more » LinkedIn Launches An Engineering Blog
If you are interested in how LinkedIn operates behind the scenes, the social network has announced the launch of its Engineering Blog. Through the blog, you will be able to take an insider look at the people, data, projects, hackdays, technology, events and projects that are behind LinkedIn. You will be able to read about how some of LinkedIn's employees joined... Read more » LinkedIn Announces Changes To Privacy Policy, Hints At Introducing Social Ads
LinkedIn has announced some changes to its User Agreement and Privacy Policy that will be rolled out over the coming week. One of the main ways that LinkedIn helps businesses to grow is by letting you recommend products and services that you use on Company Pages. The effectiveness of making these recommendations is related to the people in your trusted network.... Read more » Morgan Stanley Invests In LinkedIn, Purchases 22.7% Of Public Stock In Company
Morgan Stanley helped to lead LinkedIn's IPO as one of the underwriters of the sale, but that does not mean that the global financial services company was able to pick up stock in the professional social network on the cheap. The company has disclosed that it has purchased 2,044,717 shares, or 22.7 percent, of the Class A shares in LinkedIn that were issued in the... Read more » LinkedIn Launches Tetris-style Game ‘DropIn’
LinkedIn has released a fun little feature that allows you to play a Tetris-style game with a difference -- instead of completing rows with simple four-block shapes, you will instead have to rotate and stack shapes made up of the faces of your LinkedIn connections and the LinkedIn logo. “DropIn” was created by LinkedIn's technical marketing manager Matthew... Read more »
Create Real-Life Connections On LinkedIn With iPad Meeting App Idea Flight
Magazine publishing company Conde Nast has launched a new iPad app that integrates data from LinkedIn to help people connect with each other while they are in a meeting. The app, called Idea Flight, allows one person in the meeting (the Pilot) to control the screens of up to 15 iPads (those belonging to the Passengers). This allows the Pilot to direct how the... Read more »
