LinkedIn

There is nothing particularly wrong with Search feature on Linkedin. It delivers the expected results within milliseconds and has one of the best filtering features added to it. But, the management at Linkedin seems dissatisfied – or at least their latest move suggests so. The company has snapped up IndexTank, a startup that provides search technology to third party sites. It boasts impressive clients: Reddit, Automattic (WordPress)and BitTorrent. The company announced the acquistion on its blog and this is what founder/CEO Diego had to say: All the parties involved are excited. We believe that this is an incredible match, and the first [...]

Targeting users with relevant ads that are served based on actions in the social circle was first introduced by Facebook. Linkedin has now adopted this ad format in its site but with higher degree of privacy controls. The company has launched two ad formats – first one called a recruitment ad that makes it easier for a job seeker to land a job by showing them people in their own personal network who could refer them directly and the second called LinkedIn Ads that show how public actions of your network, including product recommendations and the number of followers of that [...]

Klout has added influence on Linkedin as a factor to decide the Klout score which has become the de-facto standard to measure the social reach of a person. Klout currently considers Facebook and Twitter to decide the score – adding Linkedin would allow the startup to reach connections which are significantly different than the other two. Also, Linkedin is third largest social networking site – fact that Klout cannot ignore. Rules of scoring on Linkedin remains same. More quality connections and factors like who you’re influencing, how you’re influencing them and how much influence they have. Users who not do [...]

Lots of people are “different” these days. But are they really thought leaders? In most cases, you can’t tell one coach, consultant or expert in a particular industry from another. They practically use the same language to describe themselves and what they do. If you look at the articles on their blog and those they distribute within the different groups – you’ll notice that they provide the same old information as everyone else. Now, look at your profile. Look at the content you provide. Now, take an even closer look. Then go into LinkedIn and view others in your industry. [...]

A wise man once said, “Pictures speak a thousand words”, quite evident from the photos of the New York Stock Exchange on the day when Linkedin started trading. The pictures speak volume of emotions and anxiety on the face of stakeholders right before the ringing bell. Linkedin announced its initial public offering of 7,840,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $45.00 per share. The initial trade has witnessed the stock(LNKD) doubling its value. It opened at $83 and was last seen trading at $90. Images: YFrog

Nokia is not known to be an early mover in terms of adoption of technology and it has proved it again by introducing Linkedin app to Ovi store when the social networking site has reached 100 million users. It built the LinkedIn application using the LinkedIn Platform and is now downloadable at Ovi store. The app supports Nokia N8, Nokia E7, and Nokia C7 series of smartphones. The application features six modules, each with a user experience designed from the ground up for Nokia devices. Updates help you to view and share crucial business intelligence and updates with your network. Its [...]

Linked has digged deep into its user database and has come out with a list of interesting but useless data. It has revealed the top names of CEOs in US and around the world. Among its findings, it found CEOs in the United States often have four letter names (like Jack and Fred). The company has shared three infographics which capture all the details.    

Everyday we hear so much about Facebook and Twitter but Linkedin finds little mention in media and in our day-to-day lives. The site has silently grown to gigantic proportions and a lot has been achieved by the it up till now. It reached the 100 million users milestone this week and is adding an user every second. Folks at OnlineMBA have put together Linkedin statistics in a very informative infographic. Some of the key points are, 2 billion: Number of People searches in 2010. If Linkedin was a country, it would have been the 12th largest country in the world. [...]

Linkedin has reached an important milestone, a milestone of 100 million users. While the number might look pale in comparison to Facebook’s 600 million, Linkedin still ranks third on the list of the largest social networking sites. The stats shared by the company are impresssive, The site is adding faster than one member per second. 56,800 miles (90,900 km): length of the conga line formed by all of our members celebrating our latest milestone. That is equivalent to 9.76 round trips on the road between San Francisco and New York City! 79+ million job transitions/changes tracked. 951 years: duration of back-to-back 5-minute phone [...]