Yesterday, LinkedIn clarified their efforts to contain the password breach that occurred last week. In an e-mail to members of the media, they summarized … Read more
LinkedIn Reportedly Loses Over 6 Million Passwords
Earlier this morning, The Verge reported that a user in a Russian forum had obtained nearly 6.5 million passwords from the business networking site … Read more
Report: One Of Monster’s Latest Suitors Is LinkedIn
A report in Reuters has indicated that LinkedIn is among a handful of potential companies expressing interest in purchasing all or some of Monster … Read more
LinkedIn Reports Big 1st Q; Buys SlideShare; Stock Soars
LinkedIn served up a double surprise today, reporting it grew revenue in the first quarter by 101 percent, and buying content sharing site SlideShare. … Read more
How Techies Are Using Social Media And How That Can Help You Find Them
There seems to be this overarching assumption that the way the general populace uses social media is the same way that technical talent will use social … Read more
BranchOut’s New $25 Million Sparks Talk Of LinkedIn Challenge
BranchOut announced yesterday that it got $25 million in new funding, raising the total investment in the professional networking service to $49 million, … Read more
You Can’t “Recruit Socially” Using LinkedIn? Who Cares?
Very few things ruffle my feathers. I’m easy like Sunday morning. But the debate over whether or not LinkedIn is a social network (or that if someone … Read more
The New Age of Recruiting Spammers
I definitely echo the sentiments of people who say that recruitment is like sales; however not with the side-effects that it brings to the table. After … Read more
Too Good for Job Boards? Try Using Them in Tandem With LinkedIn
I cannot believe how many of my clients/followers tell me that they don’t or won’t use job boards because their clients either won’t pay for job board … Read more
Which Industries Are LinkedIn Users In? Majority Are In Higher Ed, IT, Financial Services, & Retail
LinkedIn is still a major player when it comes to finding and sourcing potential employees. But among those 150 million users, who is highly represented on … Read more