For a social network not really known for photos this is interesting, but not necessarily surprising news.  One of my biggest pet peeves is people that don’t have a profile photo on LinkedIn.  Let me restate that, I actually really hate it and according to a study conducted by The Ladders, I may be on [...]

So what’s the secret to building a $100 billion company?  If you follow Mark Zuckerberg’s formula, you “borrow” someone else’s idea, you piss a few people off, build a sticky product and hire the best people money can buy.  The result, one of the most anticipated IPO’s in history and one sweet office complete with [...]

Your First Amendment rights are probably the last thing you think about when you click the Like button on Facebook.  But just in case you were wondering, that innocent little blue thumbs-up logo is not constitutionally protected free speech. At least, not according to a district court judge in Virginia, who was the first to [...]

Professional social networking site LinkedIn is reportedly set to acquire SlideShare for $119 million in cash and stock according to a release from LinkedIn: “LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD), the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with 161 million members worldwide, today announced it agreed to acquire SlideShare, a leading professional content sharing community. The transaction is valued at approximately $118.75 million, subject [...]

This is a post by Jobtrakr staff writer Rachael Del Pino, owner of  Accendo Careers.  Today’s job market is extremely competitive; making it essential to differentiate yourself from other candidates and leverage the contacts within your network.  LinkedIn is one of the most effective resources available to job seekers.   Here are five tips for maximizing [...]

Social recruitment platform Jobvite is marking its first annual “National Employee Referral Month” with a Facebook contest in which it seeks the best job referral story. Facebook users have until May 30 to post their stories about job referrals to Jobvite’s Facebook wall, and the post that tallies the most likes will fetch a new Apple iPad tablet for its author. [...]

If you thought job searching was hard now, imagine doing it before the internet age. I’m sure a few people can recall the days of actually having to comb through the classified ads in search of that dream job.  This video, courtesy of Mashable shows us just how far we’ve come in the job search process. [...]

LinkedIn Launches Game Changing iPad App LinkedIn launched its first iPad app last night, and it brings a brand new look and feel to the social network.  The biggest new feature is the calendar widget on the left side of your home updates screen. It pulls in appointments from your iPad’s calendar (with your permission, of [...]

Jay-Z Launches Empire Video Game on Facebook. Well you can go ahead and add video game developer to the Jigga Man’s resume.  The true to life Beta game that was launched this week on Facebook games, is based on his career as it takes you through the Streets of the Marcy Housing projects to some [...]

Taking a pro tip from matchmaking site eharmony, Path.to has developed an algorithm to create “compatibility” scores between job seekers and job vacancies. It says it is the first online job service to offer this feature. It is also today announcing a $1.5 million round of strategic funding from HR giant Adecco to help it along [...]

Hong Kong is well known as a business hub for Asia and now LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional service, finally has an office in the country, after it opened the doors to its ninth location in Asia today.  The Hong Kong office, which puts the firm at 24 locations worldwide, will support the business social network’s [...]