It seems that some of the LinkedIn users who at one time had a “loose linking” policy are having a change of heart. In MLPF, Laura Levitan, a Senior VP at word-of-mouth marketing research and consulting firm Keller Fay, and #40 on the list of users with the most connections on LinkedIn (interestingly, one of [...]
Jame Healy is Linked In
Jame shows that a lot of people still just don’t get it:
Its funny the questions people ask when your LinkedIn profile goes from 6 contacts to 160 contacts in five days…
“Are you leaving Visiphor?”
“Did you get fired?”
“Are you bored?”
No, he just actually started using it.
This story is a couple of months old, but I just came across it and thought it was pretty cool, so…
Back in August, Sun Microsystems went through a restructuring in which it laid off about 1,000 workers. As Sun Java evangelist Pratibha Malhotra wrote in his blog, LinkedIn was one of the essential tools that [...]
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Is LinkedIn used to find talent & job seekers?
19/03/10 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
There is an awesome, revealing question/answer thread on LinkedIn asking this question : Recruiters, HR, Employers: Do you search for talent on LinkedIn ALONE? The question was posted by Bob McIntosh . The answers were surprising. I didn'..
“LinkedIn is for old people.”
18/03/10 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I was reading the blog of my Facebook coauthor recently. I was surprised to see that he wrote about the Brazen Careerist network because he tends to write about a lot of technology stuff, not career or job search stuff. He starts out his ..
LinkedIn in a Job Search? Of Course. Update on the LinkedIn DVD.
17/03/10 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
Yesterday I started recording video clips for the second edition of I'm on LinkedIn — Now What??? I recorded seven and will do at least seven more. The first edition was about 2 hours long and barely fit onto one DVD. This one wil..
LinkedIn for iPhone 3.1: Better, Stronger, Faster.
17/03/10 The LinkedIn Blog
“We can make him better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster.” — The Six Million Dollar Man On December 28, 2009, we decided to ring in the new year a little early with the launch of the new LinkedIn for iPhone v..
LinkedIn and the Law
16/03/10 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
Using LinkedIn for fraud? Twittering about where you are when you tell others you’re somewhere else? Well guess what – that may come back to bite you in the proverbial donkey;-) The AP is reporting on EFF releasing information o..
LinkedIn for Sales and Marketing
13/03/10 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
The LinkedInPersonalTrainer.com contributed to an article on the use of LinkedIn (and twitter) for sales and earned a plug from Meryl K. Evans over on the B2B Social Media Digest. I thought you’d enjoy what she’s written. Her to..
Name vs NAME vs name
10/03/10 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
Why do some LinkedIn users use nonstandard capitalization? They stand out – for the wrong reasons… Let’s talk about this for just a minute. The ALL CAPS fellow I’m not sure where, how, or why people do this – B..
How (and Why) to Leave a LinkedIn Group
05/03/10 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I'm a member of a lot of groups… almost 50 (which is the limit). Some of them are awesome, others are beyond useless. One, in particular, ONLY has discussion spam. So I went to the Group page to get out – no more spam from th..
Inside Look: Designing LinkedIn Faceted Search
05/03/10 The LinkedIn Blog
Towards the end of last year, my colleague Esteban announced the full roll out of our latest people search tool – “Faceted Search”. I’d like to give you an inside look at the process, principles, and decisions that went into designin..
Does Anybody Know…
05/03/10 The LinkedIn Personal Trainer
It’s the classic opening from an individual who wants to meet someone. “Use LinkedIn” comes to my mind immediately. And here’s what I do when I hear or read that phrase… LinkedIn tells me… Yup – it&..
