LinkedIn Application: Company Buzz
19/11/08 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
Jenna Papakalos shared an idea with me , and introduced me to the “Company Buzz” application on LinkedIn. Basically, you can set up Company Buzz with any keywords and it will show you what is being said about the keywords fro..
Now your LinkedIn profile speaks Español, Français, & 41 more languages
19/11/08 The LinkedIn Blog
Since the launch of the Spanish language version of LinkedIn, we’ve had one consistent request from our multilingual users – how can I create a Spanish profile as well? After all, if you’re a professional in today’s global world, y..
Linked Intelligence, Scene Three, Take Two
19/11/08 Linked Intelligence
I've been on hiatus from blogging here at Linked Intelligence for a while. It was a combination of factors. First of all, I've been crazy busy with other projects. Secondly, I was burned out on trying to deal with all the BS moves by Linke..
Company profiles are now public
18/11/08 The LinkedIn Blog
Fundamentally, the Internet is about connecting people to information. Every business needs to connect with partners, customers and potential recruits to succeed. Starting this Thursday, we've made portions of our company profiles accessib..
Creating Company Profiles on LinkedIn
17/11/08 The LinkedIn Blog
Since we announced Company Profiles , we've received tons of requests from LinkedIn users requesting to create a profile for their company. Now you can . Company Profiles are an important research and marketing tool for your business tha..
LinkedIn Events
17/11/08 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I'm not much for blogging about new features in LinkedIn right away, mostly because you can get that info from the LinkedIn blog , and because I'd rather talk about things once they have traction behind them. But, LinkedIn Events is pret..
How Mark Kvamme found Ross Levinsohn through LinkedIn
14/11/08 The LinkedIn Blog
Here's a LinkedIn user best practice to end the week with. You've probably seen a lot of our past users describe their Aha moments - whether it be finding a $1M client or creating an “accidental” global enterprise - but million..
LinkedIn Profiles. Meet LinkedIn’s Address Book.
14/11/08 The LinkedIn Blog
A couple of months ago, I blogged about enhancements to LinkedIn's address book. Enhancements that increased your ability to customize information that you add to your address book on LinkedIn. For e.g. you can now add address book informa..
Share and Discuss News within LinkedIn Groups
14/11/08 The LinkedIn Blog
A couple of months ago, we announced the ability for groups to have discussions on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is now hosting hundreds of thousands of interesting discussions. We continue to build on the promise of allowing a richer experience wi..
Brilliant Use Of Applications On Your LinkedIn Profile
12/11/08 I'm On LinkedIn - Now What???
I'm writing an article for Job-Hunt.org right now, as I'm their “ social media expert .” I decided to write about Applications on LinkedIn, and I've had an idea brewing around for a while that I just need to share with you. I..
When you use a tool frequently, you can easily forget what it was like to be a brand new user. While I try to keep in touch with that perspective by reading mentions of LinkedIn in the blogosphere and answering questions on the Using LinkedIn category on LinkedIn Answers, I wanted to extend an invitation specifically to all my readers…
February 11th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Don’t link to just anyone - even people you know - link only to people that you are willing to risk your reputation on.
A great question is like a picture - worth a thousand words.
February 11th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Fill in the names of all the organisations you have worked for and places you have received an education. Don’t worry about the specific details, just get the name right
You will then get regular updates of anyone else who has listed those organisations in their profile. I have found many of my old and current colleagues this way.
February 12th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Questions:
1. Why don’t they make the company news optional? To me at HP, I consistently get totally irrelevant information. Even the ads are more interesting!
2. Why don’t they have an RSS feed of network updates?
Tip:
1. Reconnect first, send a linkedin invitation afterwards!
2. State in your public profile what kind of invitations you will accept.
April 14th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Blogging is a hobby for me, not a mainstay, but I’d like to learn more about how I might be able to leverage my connections on LinkedIn to bring more traffic to my site.
I’d also like to see the the LI staff be a bit more aggressive about encouraging people to flesh out their LinkedIn profiles. Often, I see people who’ve joined but never bothered to put any effort into this - many don’t even have a profile photo!