LinkedIn

I also believe in the power of an extend network and will also accept all invites: http://www.linkedin.com/in... - kevindnorman at gmail.com - Kevin Norman

I added Reading List from Amazon. http://www.linkedin.com/in... - Berk D. Demir

Realtime visualization of new LinkedIn signups on world map. - Berk D. Demir via Bookmarklet

"A month-long poll conducted on business social network LinkedIn has uncovered some fascinating numbers concerning social media platforms and brand presence. The biggest surprise was that Twitter was deemed more important to brands than LinkedIn, and the poll was performed on LinkedIn. With more than 3,600 respondents so far, each well understood in terms of job titles, company size, age and gender - this is a high-quality data set worth paying attention to. The question asked was simply: "What is the most important new platform for brands to master?" Options were Twitter, Facebook, the iPhone, Digg and LinkedIn." - Amani via Bookmarklet

Linkedin is still very powerful for networking and connecting to people in industries/jobs you are interested in. - Amani

"I sometimes have trouble when I’m talking to people at work who aren’t savvy with this whole Web 2.0 thing we’ve got going on here. I use the words Social Networking for some instances and Social Media in others. I don’t explain the differences because to most laypeople, there is none and really, when I start to go into my theory, eyes glaze over and my colleagues suddenly find that the coffee truck must be outside the building somewhere and they have to hurry or Bob from accounting is going to take the last corn muffin." - Kol Tregaskes via Bookmarklet

It's a Venn diagram. Social media is the content, social networking is the relationship & conversation, social bookmarking is leaving links. like any good venn diagram they do intersect - Liam Delahunty

"Let’s make a bet. A safe one. I’m sure there’s more than a few of you out there that have spent hours, even days crafting the perfect cover letter and polishing your resume for a group of prospective employers, only to never hear back from any of them. You swear you knocked it out of the park, but you just didn’t get the response you were hoping for. The reality is that there were at least a dozen other people that did the same thing and thought they knocked their resume and cover letter out of the park too." - Amani via Bookmarklet

"In November 2008, we launched LinkedIn Events – a product that enabled users to add an event and/or RSVP to an existing event. LinkedIn would let their network know they were attending by sending out a network update and displaying the event as a badge on their profile. Moving forward, we have made it even easier to find what events your professional contacts are attending or speaking at.We have put together an experience that many users have been asking for: a way to see what events your connections are attending. Also on the new LinkedIn Events home page is a list of the most popular events in your industry, the events that you have RSVP’d to, all event related network updates, and the ability to search all of our events, add an event, or express interest in enhanced event listings." - Amani via Bookmarklet

"Many of our readers may be aware that Reid Hoffman, one of the co-founders at LinkedIn, is also known for his angel investment in tech startups. Reid has also been one of many entrepreneurial voices who continue to reiterate the importance of encouraging entrepreneurship and it’s impact on bailing us out of the dire economic straits we find ourselves in today.TechCrunch, a leading technology blog, and Founders Fund, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm, just announced an annual program honoring technology innovators for achievement and excellence in high-tech entrepreneurship, the TechFellow Awards.For those of you who are interested, here’s a brief description of the awards." - Amani via Bookmarklet

"It’s almost May and graduation is right around the corner. A year ago, many college juniors were expecting to be popping the academic bubble and taking the next step toward independence–and some have. But the short-term job outlook is more uncertain for many others and stress-levels are beginning to ratchet up. So what can you do to kick-start your career? Here are four tips." - Amani via Bookmarklet

"This is the sentence I find myself thinking whenever a college student says something like, “I’ve sent out, like, a hundred resumes and I still haven’t found a job!”. Emailing out resumes and waiting for a response used to be a perfectly decent strategy for finding a job. Not anymore. Today’s job seekers, especially ‘09 grads job hunting in a recession, need to be more creative, more proactive and more tech savvy than ever before. We are blessed to live in a time when there are so many new job hunting tools and techniques. Take advantage!" - Amani via Bookmarklet

"Do not fret. There is good news out there. Contrary to public sentiment, companies are hiring. One of our largest clients is a global Fortune 100 company that laid off 3,300 people in the fall of 2008. This was a very scary development; not only to those who lost their jobs, but also for our firm. Fortunately for us this company is reinvesting more than $1 billion into their business, and along with that will surely come added hires.This just goes to show that recruiters like us do have jobs to fill even in turbulent economic times. Social media tools such as LinkedIn make our businesses more efficient and often allow us to find job seekers more efficiently, a topic of a recent post by Boris Epstein on Mashable." - Amani via Bookmarklet

"This week we are launching a feature that will allow group owners and managers to create a custom news stream composed of RSS or Atom feeds that will be relevant for the group. By adding an RSS feed, Atom feed, or just web site URL, managers will be able to create a feed tailored specifically for their group." - Amani via Bookmarklet

"You only get one chance to make a first impression and for nearly 300 years the humble business card has been the primary tool for transferring business information to new contacts in a universal and memorable format. Even today, in the exciting, digital world of LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, this simple, tactile product goes from strength to strength. Indeed, the more digital the world becomes, the more powerful useful offline tools like business cards become." - Amani via Bookmarklet

I prefer virtual business cards but I am a bit ahead of the curve with that one! Guess I better design some cards very soon. - Amani

"One of the hot topics these past few days covered the surprising candor with which “Farewell emails” are being sent these days by employees who’ve either been laid off or in-between jobs. The LA Times recently shared some good and bad examples of farewell communication and their direct consequences:" - Amani via Bookmarklet

"Have you ever thought of displaying the public LinkedIn profiles of companies or professionals on your blog or web site? Well, now you can! We recently released a couple of widgets that allow you to easily display information about your professional network and your company profile from within the confines of your blog or website. Given below are a couple of widgets that allow you to do exactly that:" - Amani via Bookmarklet

"The nation wakes up to another week of job losses with nearly 75,000 job cuts announced this Monday and over 500,000 job losses predicted for the month of January. In an interview with Stacy Delo of Market Watch, DJ Patil, Chief Scientist and Sr. Director - Product Analytics at LinkedIn, outlines three different ways job seekers can enhance their chances of finding the right job in this economy." - Amani via Bookmarklet

I don't think the feed is pulling the blog. We missed a few good articles here. - Amani

Do your group discussion have a RSS feed option? If so, I think you could add it to your profile and then we could see the conversation and continue it. - Amani

For testing purposed I started to pull http://blog.linkedin.com/ entries to the room. - Berk D. Demir

OK, I am not a fan of tons of feeds, but ... this one updates two to three times a week and is valuable. - Amani

good idea - TrafficBug

"LinkedIn Tips from GreggMaintain your privacy but stay open to business opportunities on LinkedIn:• Manage your privacy in Account & Settings to restrict unwanted connection requests • Find talent" - Amani via Bookmarklet

hummm interesting - TrafficBug

For corporate recruiters, and also for recruiters working in third party firms, using LinkedIn can come with hassles. Owners and Executives are very nervous about allowing recruiters to build networks that leave when the recruiter leaves. Some are even foolishly trying to get employees to sign statements promising to turn over the LinkedIn accounts if they leave (it's a violation of your TOS, if you do, btw). - Amani

Yes you are right - TrafficBug

heh, I totally agree with you IeIapin.... anyway go ahead and check out my http://www.woodswiigolf.com website and buy a game it will make you feel better! - Michael Roberts

And in case you didn't pick that up? I was joking! =P - Michael Roberts

report it to the moderator I guess - TrafficBug

Yes you can. I believe it is in the settings options. What are you trying to do? - Amani

nice design - TrafficBug

Wow thats cool - TrafficBug