October 31, 2011 : Comments (4)
Google+ Updates Android App, Adds New Design And Other Features
REPORT: LinkedIn Set To Launch Job Application Tool, ‘Apply With LinkedIn’
Professional social network LinkedIn is set to make the job application process a little easier with the launch of a new tool called “Apply With LinkedIn." Companies will be able to add the plugin to the careers sections of their websites so that candidates can apply for jobs using their LinkedIn resumes. The social network is said to be in talks with a number... Read more » LinkedIn Expands In Asia Pacific Region, Sets Up Singapore Regional Headquarters
LinkedIn has set up its Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore and plans to establish an office in Japan later this year as part of an effort to grow its regional presence. The Singapore HQ will act as the hub for regional expansion and will support LinkedIn's operations in Australia and India. The headquarters will be led by Arvind Rajan, the managing director of... Read more » LinkedIn Options To Hit Stock Market On Friday
Following an IPO which saw the value of LinkedIn's stock more than double in one day, stock exchanges will start issuing stock options in the company on Friday. Several stock exchanges will start selling put options, which convey the right, but not the obligation, to sell shares. These put options are likely to be more highly priced than call options, which... Read more »
LinkedIn Launches New APIs For Company And Jobs Data
LinkedIn has announced the launch of new API tools that will allow developers to create cool apps and widgets that will help you to access information about companies and jobs easily and quickly. LinkedIn has information on more than 2 million small and large businesses in its company pages. The new Company APIs will let developers create apps that can retrieve... Read more » LinkedIn Launches Timeline Connection Feature
Now this is fun. LinkedIn has launched a new feature that lets you step back into the past and see where your connections fit in to your work history. The LinkedIn Connection Timeline visualizes data from your profile and your connections to give you a neat-looking overview of where your connections were made as you moved from job to job. It's quite cool and... Read more » Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Allows Brokers To Use Social Media
Since the inception of social media, companies have instated social media policies which dictate what employees can and can't say on social networks. Everywhere from Major League Baseball to police stations across the country are starting to implement social media policies. The Press Complaints Commission, a voluntary organization that regulates British print news... Read more » Sunday Times Announces Social List, Most Active And Influential Social Media Users
The Sunday Times has just announced the launch of the Sunday Times Social List. Finally, a who's who in social networking! This list almost mirrors the classic Forbes Celebrity 100 or Times' Most Influential People, but it's catered toward the growing influence of social media, and anyone can sign up to participate, even the average Joe who happens to fancy... Read more »
LinkedIn Shares Rocket Above $110 In First Day Of Trading, Company Valued At $10B+
We knew that investors were looking to get a slice of the LinkedIn pie when the professional social network had its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, but we didn't know that they'd want to grab shares in the company this much. Around 11:50 a.m. EDT Thursday, LinkedIn's first day on the NYSE, shares had jumped to $115.09. Considering that LinkedIn had set the... Read more » LinkedIn Sets IPO Share Price At $45
With its IPO set to take place in less than 24 hours, LinkedIn has set the share price for its stock market debut at $45. That figure is the top end of the $32-$35 price range that LinkedIn suggested for its IPO on Tuesday (up 30 percent from the previous price range of $32-$35), and appears to confirm that there is a great deal of interest in the professional... Read more »
LinkedIn Increases IPO Share Price Range By 30%, Company Valued At $4B
With its IPO now just 2 days away, LinkedIn is increasing the price of its offering by 30 percent to between $42 and $45 per share. According to LinkedIn's latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company could raise as much as $405.7 million if all of the shares being offered are sold at the top end of the price range. It expects to earn... Read more »
