Tag: LinkedIn
LinkedIn: No accounts breached despite password leaks
LinkedIn have reassured their userbase that no accounts were breached despite hackers grabbing some 6.5 million passwords last week in the biggest security attack the business-focussed network has ever experienced. LinkedIn have stated that quick action on their behalf (disabling…
Linkedin passwords get hacked and the internet implodes
Linkedin may help around five or six people a year get a new job, but mostly it's a breeding ground for slimy recruiters and pointless networking groups. Well now it's become even more irritating as an estimated 6.5 million of…
Rebel or Obey: Anti-Facebook network Unthink is here
Rebel or Obey? Freedom or Control? Inspire or Oppress? Emancipate yourself! Welcome to Unthink, a new social network set up as a contrast to Facebook. It's just opened up to the first round of beta testers, aiming to provide…
Q&A: Edward Saatchi on NationalField, Obama and the democratisation of the workplace
Edward Saatchi, son of millionaire advertising mogul Maurice Saatchi, is being billed as the UK's answer to Mark Zuckerberg. His private, enterprise focussed social network NationalField is credited as a key tool in President Obama's successful election campaign, and,…
Bubble fears as LinkedIn becomes first large social media site to join stockmarket
The valuation of LinkedIn has jumped 30% since the networking site was introduced to the New York stockmarket last Thursday, prompting fears that this is the start of a social media bubble. The site is now valued at around…
Microsoft Hotmail embeds LinkedIn, Posterous and more into email service
The Active Views project is intended to keep users in Hotmail when they get a link to other sites. So if you get a picture link sent to you from Flickr, say, you will be able to see it…
LinkedIn professionals' network help users to brand themselves
LinkedIn, the social network for professional types, are looking to help their users understand the importance of personal branding in an increasingly competitive job market. No, not the burning-poker farming type of branding, but the idea of turning your skills…
LinkedIn app now available on Blackberry – at last
Professional social network LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network with more than 60 million members globally, has launched an app for the Blackberry. LinkedIn already has apps for the iPhone and Palm Pre, and the launch on the Blackberry is…
Apple iPhone App Store Weekly Round-Up Jan 13th
Snowed in or snowed under with work? Fear not! The App Store round-up is sure to have something either to warm your cockles in the blistering cold or to aid your heavy workload. This week we've got a sneek peek…
Microsoft and LinkedIn announce partnership
It's an important move for LinkedIn, with integration to a native Windows program offering huge exposure to the network.