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LinkedIn launches major profile redesign, new $10 premium tier
Above: The new, image-centric LinkedIn profileLinkedIn just redesigned its profile pages with a new image-centric layout — but only paying users get the new look (for now). Following in the footsteps...
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LinkedIn launches ‘Galene’ search architecture to build the first ‘economic...
Image Credit: nan palmeroToday LinkedIn unveiled “Galene,” a year-long effort to scale its search engine and gather “all the economic data there is in the world — to obtain the world’s first economic...
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The one form of literacy you need most right now — according to LinkedIn’s...
LinkedIn billionaire and education policy enthusiast Reid Hoffman has an intriguing theory for a new type of digital literacy: “network literacy.” Like search and data literacy, Hoffman shares on his...
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LinkedIn: We’re (a little) better at hiring women & minorities than Google is
Image Credit: Ben Scholzen/FlickrHow can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company? Find out at MobileBeat, VentureBeat's 7th annual event on the future of mobile, on July 8-9 in...
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LinkedIn faces lawsuit for emailing user contacts without permission
Image Credit: Ben Scholzen/FlickrA U.S. federal judge is ordering LinkedIn to face a lawsuit from users claiming the network sent emails without their consent. District judge Lucy Koh found that...
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LinkedIn kills off Rapportive features to ‘simplify’ the experience
Image Credit: Sheila Scarborough, FlickrLinkedIn is ending support for numerous features in Rapportive, a Gmail plugin that gives you context about the people you email. LinkedIn bought Rapportive in...
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LinkedIn’s new iOS app helps you hide your job hunt from your current boss
Image Credit: Screen shot/LinkedInSwiping left and right on LinkedIn profiles is likely not the way to leverage mobile for LinkedIn — but checking out jobs might be. LinkedIn Job Search, available...
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12 major brands show off their customer-conversion strategies at MobileBeat
Image Credit: zdnetConsumer traffic is spiking on mobile devices. It’s shifting away from the desktop, which is dangerous for brands that took the PC experience granted for so long. So brands are...
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Imagine a web without URLs. That’s what the mobile app world looks like now
Above: LinkedIn's Joff Redfern gives a shout-out to LinkedIn users, at MobileBeat, July 8, 2014. On the right: Cnet's Ian Sherr.Image Credit: Michael O'Donnell/VentureBeatSAN FRANCISCO — We might be...
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LinkedIn is gaining two new members every second, every day (& 9 other crazy...
Above: LinkedIn's Joff Redfern gives a shout-out to LinkedIn users, at MobileBeat, July 8, 2014. On the right: Cnet's Ian Sherr.Image Credit: Michael O'Donnell/VentureBeatSAN FRANCISCO — For the...
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LinkedIn’s new Connected app prods you to keep in touch with your network
Image Credit: nan palmeroLinkedIn today announced a new iOS app called Connected, which offers people various opportunities to reach out to folks in their network. With this app, LinkedIn is diving...
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LinkedIn buys Newsle, a site that pings you when your friends make headlines
Updated 10:39 a.m. ET with additional details from LinkedIn. LinkedIn today announced it has bought Newsle, a service that sends you notifications when people you know or care about are in the news....
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LinkedIn explores location updates that connect you with people nearby
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LinkedIn buys B2B marketing startup Bizo for $175M
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Linkedin + Bizo: LinkedIn solidifies lead within B2B enterprise advertising
GUEST POSTImage Credit: Sheila Scarborough, FlickrNOTE: GrowthBeat -- VentureBeat's provocative new marketing-tech event -- is a week away! We've gathered the best and brightest to explore the data,...
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Weave is a Tinder for LinkedIn, minus the sexy parts
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LinkedIn’s mobile profile revamp is a milestone. Now it’s really serious...
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LinkedIn launches Sales Navigator, a tool for connecting buyers with salespeople
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Here’s how Evernote’s business card scanning feature tackled 1,333 cards
Image Credit: Rob Pegoraro/VentureBeatWhen Evernote added a business-card scanning feature to its iOS apps last December, I thought of my desk. That furniture long ago became the dumping ground for...
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Ageism in tech? One LinkedIn exec isn’t ‘afraid to hire young’
Above: Ian Scherr of CNET, Nicolas Draca of LinkedIn Image Credit: Michael O'Donnell/VentureBeatSAN FRANCISCO — Hiring highly qualified and talented employees is still a challenge for most tech...
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