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LinkedIn aims to share its trove of intel on companies and workers through new Talent Insights tool

by Nat Levy on September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 at 7:13 amComment

LinkedIn has a ton of data — thanks to 575 million worldwide members, 20 million companies and 15 million job listings — and now it will let companies buy in… Read More

LinkedIn CEO says they’re ‘open to the idea’ of original video content

by John Cook on October 20, 2017October 21, 2017 at 9:26 am 2 Comments

Netflix. Hulu. Amazon Video. LinkedIn? The Microsoft-owned business social network, best known for displaying the career histories of tens of millions of people, may create or buy its own original… Read More

For Twitter users: This service helps you create and share lists easily

by James Risley on April 18, 2016April 18, 2016 at 9:07 pmComment

It seems Twitter has all but abandoned lists. You have to click three times to get into a list from the main page at Twitter; adding someone to a list… Read More

Yammer tops 7M users, sales spike after Microsoft deal

by Todd Bishop on February 20, 2013May 27, 2013 at 9:43 pm 4 Comments

Yammer, the business-oriented social network acquired by Microsoft for $1.2 billion last year, says its sales to businesses quadrupled in its fiscal fourth quarter, thanks in part to its newfound… Read More

Facebook’s ‘Like’ button gets new friends: ‘LOVE!’ ‘BOO!’ ‘OMG!’ and many more

by Todd Bishop on January 19, 2012January 19, 2012 at 11:55 am 7 Comments

Facebook’s “Like” button has become an integral part of online life, connecting sites around the web back to the social network, helping people send quick signals to their friends —… Read More

Facebook doubling down in Seattle, moving to larger office

by Todd Bishop on November 3, 2011April 6, 2012 at 1:53 pm1 Comment

Facebook’s Seattle engineering office will move to a new downtown location next year, twice the size of its existing space, to create room for additional growth beyond the 60 engineers… Read More

Why we’re not using Google+ to reach consumers, so far

by Ben Elowitz on October 26, 2011October 26, 2011 at 4:18 pm 23 Comments

Guest commentary: Since Google+ launched in June of this year, two questions have been on everyone’s mind in the digital community: 1) Can it become a huge success for Google?… Read More

Rich Barton lends hand to Nextdoor, a social network for neighbors

by John Cook on October 26, 2011October 26, 2011 at 7:55 am 2 Comments

Back in 2007, Zillow unveiled a new offering called Neighborhood Pages that was designed to better connect home owners to their local communities. The idea didn’t really take off. But… Read More

Lockerz unveils iPhone app, creating new ways to earn PTZ

by John Cook on June 14, 2011June 14, 2011 at 1:20 pm 2 Comments

Lockerz boasts more than 19 million members of its social shopping service. But until today it was largely a Web-based experience. That’s changing with the company’s introduction of a free… Read More

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