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LinkedIn Cleans Up Its Developer Platform
LinkedIn welcomes developers to build on top of the massive business-focused social network that it has created.
LinkedIn unloads upgraded API to expand sharing power | Internet & Media
LinkedIn is updating its developer platform with several new changes revolving around discussing and sharing professional content. Over the last year, LinkedIn asserts it has been working closely with more than 75,000 developers to build innovative developer tools that leverage the LinkedIn platform across the web.
As we reported a few days ago, LinkedIn was looking to refresh its design and just yesterday released a redesigned LinkedIn Today page that included much-needed social features.
LinkedIn redesign proves it wants to be more like Facebook | Digital Trends
LinkedIn takes interest in Pinterest with 'LinkedIn Today' page | Digital Trends
LinkedIn wants you to stick around a while next time you visit. “LinkedIn Today,” a public page where users with similar interests can view the same content, was the social network’s the latest attempt to get its professional users to talk to one another and share. It was then given a Pinterest-inspired face lift, changing the look and feel of the page into tiles of news.6 Things on Your LinkedIn Profile That Shouldn't Be on Your Resume
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LinkedIn Releases How-To Guide in Japan
LinkedIn is following a tried and tested method for increasing user numbers and activity in Japan, after it launched a ‘Navi” site , aka online how-to guide, to demonstrate how the country’s Internet users can benefit from the professional networking site. The website is a fully Japanese service that demonstrates all the intricacies and features of the service, as Tech In Asia reports . The approach is one that Facebook ( navi.facebook.com ) and Twitter ( howtotwitterinjapanese.com is no longer online) have used in the past to fully explain how the sites work, as (at their respective times of launch) there were no equivalent services in Japanese cyberspace. LinkedIn launched an office in Japan and a locally translated version of its service last October after initially partnering with local firm Digital Garage – which acts as Twitter’s partner in Japan – to prepare its entry.
Brian Honigman is a social media account manager at LunaMetrics, a Google Analytics certified partner that also specializes in social media, search engine optimization, and PPC. Follow him at @Brian_Honigman and read his blog at BrianHonigman.com . Adding LinkedIn's social features to your company website is a great way to tap into both a large-scale recruitment platform and a targeted network of business contacts. Don't believe it? Well, according to a study conducted by Bullhorn, a web-based software and services firm, LinkedIn is the leading social network for job recruiting.
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LinkedIn: Mobile growing fast in everything but revenue
LinkedIn reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat the street and showed strong growth in members, unique visits and page views from its users. But one key metric that stood out is how many users are signing on from their smartphones and tablets, as mobile usage is the fastest-growing part of its business. Mobile now accounts for 15 percent of all visits to LinkedIn, CEO Jeff Weiner told investors and analysts on the fourth-quarter earnings call.
As of October 2011, 850,000 U.S. veterans were unemployed. The jobless rate for post-9/11 vets hit 12.1 percent. With an estimated one million service members scheduled to leave the military between 2011 and 2016, it was high time for President Obama to find new ways to help vets find civilian jobs.
