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LinkedIn’s CardMunch In 2011, professional networking site, LinkedIn acquired CardMunch, an app that allows a user to take a photo of a business card which is then transcribed into usable contact information. Much like Google Googles can take a photo of an image, then search Google for like images or brand information, CardMunch can take a picture of a business ...
Social media isn’t over While some opine that the social media land grab is over, that Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter have already cornered the social media market and technologists should focus on underserved niches. Others say social media is dying (we argue otherwise) and others get the sense that it is dominated by marketers. Regardless of where you personally stand ...
LinkedIn is growing During LinkedIn’s third quarter earnings call, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner announced that the professional networking site has 131 million members and has grown by 15 million users in the last quarter alone and revenues rose 126 percent to nearly $140 million. The site now boasts over one million groups and Weiner says users accessing LinkedIn through mobile ...
Networking is a vital part of success for any business or business professional. It doesn’t matter whether you’re looking for employment, for a new employee, or you’re just looking for more information about your chosen industry; actively participating in networking groups can bolster any career and create valuable contacts. LinkedIn provides the perfect opportunity for professionals across the world to ...
LinkedIn Town Hall meeting with the President After taking thousands of questions from LinkedIn members in their special group, the company hosted a Town Hall with the President before a live audience at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. LinkedIn CEO, Jeff Weiner said in his introduction of the President, “There’s one number you may be less familiar ...
LinkedIn has come a long way LinkedIn was created in the living room of co-founder Reid Hoffman in 2002, officially launched in 2003 and within their first thirty days, the site had 4,500 members in the network. Today, the company reports that as of the close of the second quarter, they are seeing new members at a rate of a ...
When many people signed in to LinkedIn for the first time, they were in college or had been prompted by a coworker to sign up, knowing little about the network other than it appeared to be a virtual resume. The culture was professional over social from day one, but with the integration of third party apps and status updates within ...
Are you living a balanced life on your social networks? Do you follow anyone and everyone or are you overly picky about who you’re connected with. The answer is likely dependent upon which network we’re talking about. Think about your LinkedIn network for a second… who do you let into your network? If you’re like most professionals in America, you’re ...
Maybe I’m missing something here. It’s been known to happen. I’m just not sure. Joe Realtor is a fan of Joe Realtor Sells Pocatello, Idaho Real Estate and thinks you should be a fan, too. Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m sure Joe’s a hell of a good guy and a mega-star Realtor, to boot. It’s just that, well, I ...
Rock on, ninjas We’ve poked fun at the rise in people calling themselves ninjas and gurus over the years as social media has become more prevalent. This has injected an excitement into the professional world that is unprecedented, causing some to lose their minds and exaggerate how “hip” they are with trendy profile descriptions like “I’m a social media guru ...
Sign up and fuggedaboutit Not sure if it was at REBarCamp or at Inman Connect a couple of weeks ago…but the discussion was about social networks and how they each have their own personality and should be used differently. Someone suggested that LinkedIn is an easy one to participate in because you don’t have to participate. You put your resume-type ...
I love almost any social network, but one network I have not spent a lot of time engaging on is LinkedIn. I have a presence on it, but my LinkedIn strategy has been relatively non-existent. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present a session at ReBarcamp NYC with Todd Carpenter on using online to develop relationships in real life. It ...