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• The A-Z of LinkedIn

  By Lisa Banks | 15 February, 2012 08:07

  LinkedIn has become a dominant player in the recruitment and human resource space in the past few years, with 150 million members and availability in 200 countries

• The day of the password is done

  By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 05 January, 2011 00:38

  When the popular Web site Gawker was hacked into recently, more than a million user IDs and passwords were released. If you were one of the people compromised that's annoying -- very annoying. Not that it's a big deal that someone could log into a gossip site under your name. But many of those people used those same IDs and passwords on other sites that are a wee bit more important, such as LinkedIn. Now, that's a problem.

• LinkedIn Tip: Premium Account Elevates Job Seekers

  By Kristin Burnham | 21 April, 2010 05:02

  LinkedIn announced this week a new paid account exclusively for job seekers called the Job Seeker Premium Account. The upgrade, LinkedIn says, is intended to help LinkedIn members stand out from the crowd, reach out to hiring decision makers and manage their job search more effectively.

• LinkedIn Quick Tip: Getting the Most From 'Answers'

  By Kristin Burnham | 19 March, 2010 08:33

  What "Answers" Is:

• 5 LinkedIn Groups to Boost Your Social Media Savvy

  By Kristin Burnham | 05 March, 2010 07:00

  How familiar are you with LinkedIn Groups? This section of the social networking site (found on the top navigation bar) is dedicated to communities of professionals based on common interests, experiences, affiliation and goals. Groups can be a great source of industry information and discussions, as well as an effective way to connect with likeminded professionals.

• LinkedIn Quick Tip: How to Reorder Profile Sections

  By Kristin Burnham | 10 February, 2010 07:24

  Instead of adhering to LinkedIn's templated format, you can now arrange the pieces of your profile - like your summary, experience and recommendations - however you see fit.

• LinkedIn Quick Tip: Should You Upgrade to a Paid Account?

  By Kristin Burnham | 03 February, 2010 06:33

  Social networking service LinkedIn is free, but if you choose to upgrade to a paid account, you have access to additional features. What are the four top advantages in updating your account?

• LinkedIn Tip: Monitoring Who's Viewed My Profile

  By Kristin Burnham | 27 January, 2010 06:03

  What "Who's Viewed My Profile" Is: Located about halfway down your LinkedIn homepage on the right-hand side is a box-"Who's Viewed My Profile"-that gives you two statistics: how many times your profile has been viewed in the last seven days and how many times you have appeared in search results in the last seven days.

• 5 Ways to Get More from LinkedIn in 2010

  By Kristin Burnham | 14 December, 2009 05:23

  As the economy plummeted in 2009, LinkedIn's popularity skyrocketed. LinkedIn grew to more than 53 million members and announced partnerships with IBM, Microsoft and Twitter. If you're on the hunt for a new job-or just looking to ramp up your activity and connections-start the new year off right with these five tips to help you get more from the business networking service.

• Twitter, LinkedIn Get Together: How to Get Started

  By Kristin Burnham | 11 November, 2009 09:24

  LinkedIn and Twitter announced a partnership on Monday that will allow you to tweet your LinkedIn status or stream your tweets to your LinkedIn profile. Twitter cofounder Biz Stone called called this "bringing the peanut butter and the chocolate together to make the perfect combination."

• LinkedIn Primer: everything you need to know about the social network for professionals

  By C.G. Lynch | 18 June, 2009 13:05

  Our LinkedIn guide delivers expert advice on how to build a strong profile, practice good etiquette, manage connections and recommendations, and stand out to recruiters and employers with the social networking service. You'll also find analysis on how to take your LinkedIn use to the next level with company profiles, free applications, and more.

• LinkedIn vs. Facebook: Is the "Boring" Underdog Poised to Beat Its Flashy Competitor?

  By C.G. Lynch | 18 June, 2009 13:00

  During the past two years, Facebook became the darling of Silicon Valley, watching its user base grow exponentially as its founder bombastically turned down billion dollar acquisition offers. But as the sobering realities of a tightening economy set in, it turns out LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals, might be on track to build a more stable and immediately profitable business model that, unlike Facebook, doesn't rely solely on advertising and never-ending injections of venture capital.

• LinkedIn's Most Unusual Members: Meet The Super-Connected

  By C.G. Lynch | 17 June, 2009 16:41

  Steven Burda, 27, says he can guess what you'll think about him at first. The former Soviet Union resident who now lives in a Philadelphia suburb has more than 34,000 immediate contacts (known as "connections") on LinkedIn, the online social network for professionals. "The perception is that someone like me must have too much time on my hands," he says. "I've heard that a few times." In fact, Burda is rated number four among the most-connected LinkedIn members — and belongs to a controversial group of LinkedIn users called open networkers. But dismissing him as an Internet eccentric would be wrong.

• LinkedIn's New Free Apps: Review, Part Two

  By C.G. Lynch | 17 June, 2009 16:33

  In part one of our review of the LinkedIn applications platform, we looked at presentation, file sharing and travel applications that helped you collaborate with your fellow connections on the professional social network.

• LinkedIn's New Free Apps: Review, Part One

  By C.G. Lynch | 17 June, 2009 16:27

  The late October launch of LinkedIn's application platform ushered in new capabilities for the social network aimed at professionals. LinkedIn decided to start small, adding a list of nine free applications aimed at boosting your productivity and sharing Web content.