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- LinkedIn
- A business-oriented social networking site that enables users to connect with colleagues, look for a job or business relationships and get answers to industry questions. LinkedIn users invite people...
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- Should CEOs be active in social media?
- Should CEOs be active in social media?CEO's blogging - I do.Despite the problem that CEO's probably seldom have anything which would be released on those channels anyway, perhaps the best reason not to is security.The channel is not secure, the messages are not authenticated and it could lead to...
- Tags: Blogging, LinkedIn, social media, network
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- 97% of MySpace users, 97% of Facebook users, and 65% of LinkedIn users stay in touch with their friends on social networks
-  MySpace users Facebook users LinkedIn users  % % % Stay in touch with friends 97% 97% 65% Make plans with friends 66 62 9 Make new friends 52 52 10 Organize with others for an event, issue or...
- Tags: Facebook, Network, LinkedIn, Friend, MySpace, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Bogus LinkedIn profiles serving malware
- Bogus LinkedIn profiles serving malwareI forgot about that guy...Yes, pay a monthly fee to a guy for something that if people used common sense would most likely not happen to begin with.Most of the cases of this are from people spewing out their private data to the public arena. However,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Social Security, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Operational accounting, life history, WOT, LinkedIn, malware
- Discussion threads 2009-01-06
- Bogus LinkedIn profiles serving malware
- A currently active malware campaign is taking advantage of bogus LinkedIn profiles impersonating celebrities in an attempt to trick users into clicking on links serving bogus media players. LinkedIn is among the latest social networking services considered as a valuable asset in the arsenal of the blackhat SEO knowledgeable cybecriminal,...
- Tags: LinkedIn, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-01-06
- FriendFeed, Twitter address URL redirection risks; Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace lag behind
- FriendFeed, Twitter address URL redirection risks; Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace lag behindSocial networks have to do moreWhile scroll-over mechanisms would be great for security people it is not the answer. Twitter, Facebook et al have to do what Adam J. O'Donnell suggests. Check the destinations for malicious intent and block...
- Tags: Twitter, Twitter address-URL, Facebook, Friendfeed, LinkedIn, MySpace
- Discussion threads 2008-12-29
- FriendFeed, Twitter address URL redirection risks; Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace lag behind
- When I compiled my crowdsourced 2009 predictions earlier this month, several people shared with me the same forethought: URL redirection leveraged by phishers could create a bottoming out of sorts for Twitter. The concern is that masked URLs could lead to stolen data or drive-by-malware, making it too late for...
- Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace, FriendFeed, Social Networking, Phishing, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Spam And Phishing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-12-29
- LinkedIn has management shakeup as its moment in recession sun hits
- LinkedIn has management shakeup as its moment in recession sun hitsWhy does there have to be an exit strategy?Why not create a long-lasting, profitable business?People need to stop looking for the quick win and start focusing on building value over decades.RE: LinkedIn has management shakeup as its moment in recession...
- Tags: recession sun hit, management shakeup, LinkedIn, recession
- Discussion threads 2008-12-18
- LinkedIn has management shakeup as its moment in recession sun hits
- LinkedIn is going through a management shakeup where CEO Dan Nye is handing back the reins to founder Reid Hoffman. The move comes at a curious time since LinkedIn is likely to be countercyclical and get more usage in the downturn as folks look for work. Based...
- Tags: Recession, LinkedIn, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- Google exec joins LinkedIn
- Google exec joins LinkedInNow, what is it DonnieBoy says about the best and brightest?Oh, that's right, that they DO NOT want to work for Microsoft.Well, it certainly looks as though they DO NOT want to work for Google, either, at the rate they are leaving the company.(or would "rats diserting...
- Tags: Google Inc., LinkedIn
- Discussion threads 2008-12-10
- Google exec joins LinkedIn
- Dipchand "Deep" Nishar, a top Google executive, is leaving the search giant to become vice president of product strategy at LinkedIn. Nishar will start Jan. 5, said a LinkedIn spokeswoman. According to the Wall Street Journal, Nishar will help LinkedIn develop new products and services as the...
- Tags: Google Inc., LinkedIn, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Middleware, Marketing, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Pop-up ads on LinkedIn? How very MySpace
- Pop-up ads on LinkedIn? How very MySpaceLove the offer, hate popups with a passionWhat a way to spoil an otherwise brilliant campaign! I actually responded to the BR campaign a few weeks ago. I was updating my blog address on my profile and noticed the tastefully designed ad on the...
- Tags: LinkedIn, advertisement, pop-up ad, MySpace
- Discussion threads 2008-11-21
- Pop-up ads on LinkedIn? How very MySpace
- I'm wondering if LinkedIn is trying to become the "rich man's MySpace" by Jennifer Leggio
- Tags: Pop-up Ad, LinkedIn, MySpace, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Enterprise mashups need complexity to create value
- Those who drink the Web 2.0 Kool-aid live in a idealistic world where we can mentally connect a great idea to a great implementation of that idea. We live on faith that the great implementation will come, since there are plenty of smart people out there who will eventually figure...
- Tags: LinkedIn, Mashup, Collaboration, Gil Yehuda
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Social to CRM to Enterprise: Not So Fast....
- Darn, I missed it: Salesforce.com is opening itself up to Facebook. Or is it the other way around? I had received a belated invite to attend SFDC’s Dreamforce from Marc Benioff, but too much real work prevented me from attending. So I had to read the press releases and my...
- Tags: Facebook, Marc Benioff, LinkedIn, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- LinkedIn vs Facebook (round two)
- LinkedIn vs Facebook round twopersonal and work separationI think that a lot of people will want clear separations between work and personal networks. If the two systems continue to build links to interoperate and they keep their focus intact Facebook being for personal and LinkedIn being for work - I...
- Tags: LinkedIn, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- LinkedIn launches apps network; Keeps its business focus
- LinkedIn launches apps network; Keeps its business focusEnterprise classLarry, thanks for the post - but I wonder if you're missing the point a little re: "enterprise class" apps. My understanding is that LinkedIn is essentially about assisting individuals enhance their work lives and opportunities - not (at least, at the...
- Tags: LinkedIn, apps network
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- News to know: Windows 7; OpenOffice flaws; Cybercrime; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: You've got Windows 7 questions, I've got answers Sam Diaz: Real vows fight for RealDVD, adjusts outlook Ryan Naraine: Code execution flaws...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Flaw, LinkedIn, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Linux, Federal Government, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Government
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- LinkedIn's apps: good idea but...
- LinkedIn's apps: good idea but...Oh great...When users are in huge corporate networks with paranoid administrators, these applications are the one reason they need to block the entire site... bye linkedin.com!RE: LinkedIn's apps: good idea but...Good article. I'm always looking for good "networking site" for my business profile....
- Tags: Blogging, LinkedIn, WordPress.org, Wordpress
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- LinkedIn apps arrive - another platform play
- LinkedIn has finally switched on its own OpenSocial-powered apps platform, which, on the surface at least, borrows quite a bit from Facebook. Unlike Facebook, however, apps are being heavily vetted by LinkedIn to ensure that they remain focused on helping members enhance their professional profile, as well as collaborate on...
- Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn, Steve O'Hear, App, Peer To Peer (P2P), Professional Development, Internet, Career
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- LinkedIn's apps: good idea but...
- Larry Dignan offers his view on the announcement that LinkedIn has added in a bundle of applications designed to enhance the platform. Larry is mildly dismissive, suggesting that: I wouldn’t call these applications exactly enterprise class, but could be useful in the corporate environment. If we're equating 'enterprise'...
- Tags: Network, LinkedIn, Larry, Tripit, Networking, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-10-29

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