- LinkedIn Buys Pulse For $90 Million
Raw, Mark Walsh - Thursday, April 11, 2013
LinkedIn on Thursday
confirmed acquiring newsreader app Pulse as it seeks to offer more content to keep users sticking around. The professional networking site paid approximately $90 million ...
- LinkedIn Traffic Up In March, Page Views Slow In Q1
Raw, Mark Walsh - Monday, April 8, 2013
LinkedIn saw solid user growth in March, with unique visitors up 24% from a year ago, and from 17% in February. That’s the biggest spike for the professional network sin ...
- Besides Facebook, Small Business "Likes" Linkedin and Twitter
Research Brief, Jack Loechner - Thursday, April 4, 2013
According to recent data from Constant Contact, small businesses are increasingly seeing the value of social media platforms across the board, and, in particular, LinkedIn and Twitter. 80% of responden ...
- PeopleLinx Lands $3.2 Million
Raw, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, March 19, 2013
PeopleLinx, a startup that helps corporations use LinkedIn,
has raised $3.2 million in a first-round funding led by Osage Venture Partners and MissionOG and including angel investors. The mon ...
- LinkedIn Launches SlideShare Ads
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, March 12, 2013
LinkedIn has launched a new ad offering that allows marketers to run SlideShare presentations within standard display units on the site. Using SlideShare Content Ads, brands can showcase content ...
- The Pros and Cons of Mixing Personal and Professional Networks
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Friday, March 8, 2013
Social networks are useful but also present big professional pitfalls by allowing individuals to mix their personal and work communities, according to a new paper by three business school professo ...
- HP Hits 1M Followers On LinkedIn
Raw, Mark Walsh - Thursday, February 28, 2013
HP may no longer be the brightest light in Silicon Valley, but it’s become the first company to reach 1 million followers on LinkedIn. The computer giant says its milli ...
- 93% of Recruiters Use LinkedIn
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Here's one for the "well, OBViously" file: 93% of recruiters said they have used professional social network LinkedIn to successfully fill positions in 2012, according to a study conducted ...
- The Psychology of Sharing
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 15, 2013
Social media dictates behavior, according to Andy Betts. He provides three examples for reasons to share but also reasons not to share. Fear, privacy and strategic goals may prevent peop ...
- LinkedIn SlideShare Develops Real-Time Tracking Content Analytics
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 12, 2013
In a major shift for marketers that have traditionally waited for results, social feedback tools from LinkedIn and Switch now gauge content and campaign performance at the speed of ...
- Capital One Sponsors Biz Travel Group On LinkedIn
Raw, Mark Walsh - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
LinkedIn has launched a new sponsored group aimed at business travelers—a natural fit for the professional networking site. Sponsored by Capital One, Jet: The Business Travelers Network will include releva ...
- Why LinkedIn Is Less Conquerable Than Facebook
Social Media Insider, Bryan Boettger - Wednesday, January 23, 2013
There's a single, fundamental reason it would be harder for an upstart new website to beat LinkedIn than for one to beat Facebook: There is more risk associated with losi ...
- SEO Tips For LinkedIn
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 17, 2013
Search engine optimization (SEO) means more than optimizing Web sites that serve high from queries in search engine results when consumers type in a related term. Companies need to optimi ...
- LinkedIn Reaches 200 Million Members
Raw, Mark Walsh - Wednesday, January 9, 2013
LinkedIn on Wednesday announced hitting 200 million, just two years after reaching the 100 million mark in 2011. Now available in 200 countries and 19 languages, the online professional netwo ...
- Social Aids In Achieving New Year's Resolution Goals
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, January 3, 2013
Some 35% of digital consumers will spend $25 or more per month on New Year's resolutions, presenting an opportunity for marketers looking to reach specific segments, according to survey resul ...
- LinkedIn Launches Small Biz Network
Raw, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, December 4, 2012
LinkedIn on Tuesday unveiled a new offering for the small business community sponsored by Staples. The
Succeed: Small Business Network will provide content including industry expert profiles and Q&A ...
- Women's Group On LinkedIn Draws 70,000
Raw, Mark Walsh - Monday, November 5, 2012
LinkedIn today released initial results from a Citi-sponsored women’s forum launched on the professional networking site in April. The Connect: Professional Women’s Network offers curated content and moderated discussions aim ...
- Branson Is Top LinkedIn 'Influencer'
Raw, Mark Walsh - Thursday, November 1, 2012
Earlier this month, LinkedIn gave users the ability to follow a group of “influencers” from Barack Obama to the company’s own founder, Reid Hoffman. After the first couple of week ...
- LinkedIn Easily Tops Estimates In Q3
Raw, Mark Walsh - Thursday, November 1, 2012
Professional networking site LinkedIn on Thursday reported revenue increased 81% in the third quarter, with growth in its hiring and subscription services businesses especially strong. Net income for the quart ...
- LinkedIn Launches Video Ads
Raw, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, October 23, 2012
LinkedIn today announced the rollout of video ads through its self-serve platform—LinkedIn Ads—which will appear in standard 300 x 250 units across the professional network’s site. When a LinkedIn memb ...
- LinkedIn Users To Follow 'Influencers'
Raw, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, October 2, 2012
LinkedIn to date has allowed people to follow updates from companies, groups and by industry and sources. Now the professional social networking firm is allowing users to follow a sele ...
- LinkedIn Ads Go Multi-Lingual
Raw, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, August 28, 2012
LinkedIn is making it easier for marketers to advertise internationally on the professional networking site by allowing them to create display ads in one or more of 17 major wor ...
- SEOmoz Acquires Twitter Tool, Confirms Social-Search Alliance
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, August 16, 2012
Software company SEOmoz's acquisition of Twitter analytics company Followerwonk signals the significance of social on search engine optimization. The tool aims to help users analyze followers, locations and tweets ...
- Twitter Hires LinkedIn Pro To Improve Real-Time Search, Ads
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 18, 2012
Marketers have continually questioned Twitter's ability to produce a viable search engine. They may soon get their answer. John Wang, former search engineer at LinkedIn, joined the real-time social marketi ...
- LinkedIn Attracting Wealthy Investors Hungry For Advice
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, May 9, 2012
How do financial advisors and high net worth investors (HNWI) of more than $100,000 in investable assets engage with social media? A study commissioned by LinkedIn and set for relea ...
- LinkedIn Acquires SlideShare For $119M
Raw, Mark Walsh - Thursday, May 3, 2012
Ahead of the release of its first quarter earnings today, LinkedIn announced its acquisiton of content-sharing service SlideShare for about $119 million in cash and stock. In the six yea ...
- Citi Sponsors Women's Network On LinkedIn
Raw, Mark Walsh - Monday, April 30, 2012
Citi is sponsoring a new forum on LinkedIn featuring curated content an moderated discussions aimed at helping women enhance networking skills and workplace best practices. The
Connect: Professional Women&rsquo ... - Social Media Drives Small Biz Growth
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Friday, March 23, 2012
Small businesses are increasingly using social media channels to connect with customers and grow their businesses, according to a Citibank survey. ...
- LinkedIn Acquires Startup Rappaport
Raw, Mark Walsh - Wednesday, March 7, 2012
LinkedIn Wednesday confirmed its acquisition of startup Rapportive, which makes a browser plugin for Gmail that provides contextual information about email contacts. “Rapportive does a great job at delivering releva ...
- LinkedIn Adds Company "Follow" button
Raw, Mark Walsh - Monday, February 27, 2012
LinkedIn today launched a
“Follow” button that member companies can add to their Web sites so people can keep up with brands through their company LinkedIn pages. By clicki ...
