Tag: LINKEDIN

Facebook debuted a new feature last week called "People You May Know." It's pretty much self-explanatory and straightforward -- Facebook uses advanced algorithms (i.e. looks at friends of your friends) to build a surprisingly accurate list of people you probably know. If you're a LinkedIn user, you've probably seen something very similar -- LinkedIn's version is appropriately named, "People you ...

Bill Gates joins the likes of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as a highly public figure utilizing the career-oriented social networking site LinkedIn to allow others to connect with him and ask questions. Following Microsoft's investment in Facebook, Gates also set up a profile on the more casual site, but has admitted that he doesn't use the profile any more because he grew tired of fending ...

LinkedIn -- the social-networking site for professionals -- has announced the debut of its redesigned home page, which features a simpler overall design compared to its now old home, yet allows users to add more personalized information and feeds via movable and editable page elements called "modules." LinkedIn strives to provide more business-oriented information and networking opportunities ...

In his quest to leave no social-networking stone unturned, Barack Obama has joined the professional networking service LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site that allows you to do many of the standard social networking things such as send messages, connect with your friends, and create profiles, but instead of listing the bands you like and fending off requests from ...