How do you use social media? One in three use WhatsApp, Snapchat and other mobile messaging apps August 21, 2015 One in three smartphone owners use messaging apps like WhatsApp, according to a new social media study released today. Among young people, this shoots up further to one in two. In Pew Research Center’s latest report, the institute has broken out messaging apps for the first time, asking about them as something separate from texting [...]
LinkedIn Lookup: New standalone app launched to better connect co-workers, replacing intranets and maybe email, Gchat and Slack August 19, 2015 LinkedIn thinks you don't know your co-workers and that you're not great at communicating with them either. "Unfortunately, these days it’s harder to know your co-workers than it is to know professionals outside your company," said Ankit Gupta, a product manager at the social network, writing on LinkedIn's blog. Now, the company thinks it can [...]
LinkedIn: Top 20 countries where professionals are moving for work August 19, 2015 The economy appears to be recovering, the jobs market is booming and wages have finally started to creep up. However this isn't enough to stop bored British workers seeking new opportunities a little further afield. LinkedIn has analysed changes members made to their profiles last year to find countries with the most members moving in [...]
Linkedin share price jumps as revenue beats expectations July 30, 2015 Linkedin's second quarter figures exceeded expectations by a long way, and investors were delighted. The figures From April to June, the professional networking site's revenue was $712m (£456m) – a 33.3 per cent increase from the year before. This was better than the $680m analysts were expecting. Read more: LinkedIn share price plummets as second [...]
Getting the right person for the right job: LinkedIn could add £1.7 trillion to the world’s economy June 12, 2015 You may sometimes wonder why you build up your LinkedIn connections (see number six from this article) but a new study argues social media jobs platforms could add $2.7 trillion (£1.7 trillion) to the economy. McKinsey Global Institute's latest report “a labour market that works” found that “online talent platforms” such as LinkedIn and [...]
LinkedIn out loud: Watch the terrible things written in people’s profiles read by actors in this cringeworthy video June 4, 2015 We all know people write some terrible things on their LinkedIn profile. Let's be honest, you're probably connected to a few of them. Now, the full horror of all those cringeworthy jargon and BS-filled phrases has been realised. We knew they were bad to read on screen, put a video in which those words are [...]
Why I can’t feel sorry for LinkedIn as its share price tumbles May 12, 2015 When I read that shares of the business networking company LinkedIn plunged by 20 per cent, I felt quietly cheered. I’m so pleased about it, in fact, that I’m thinking of sending all their connections an email inviting them to congratulate it. Inappropriate? Maybe, but no more so than the one they sent my contacts [...]
How to build a professional brand on LinkedIn: Avoid using out-of-date photos and make the most of hobbies and interests April 30, 2015 Do you remember being told not to judge a book by its cover? Perhaps it’s true, but there’s a reason that publishers have such large design teams. Of course, a person’s value can’t be established by their appearance alone, but the reality is that, as professionals, we’re always selling our skills and experience. Our professional [...]
LinkedIn share price plummets as second quarter outlook fails to impress April 30, 2015 LinkedIn once again beat expectations, but a bleak outlook for the second quarter didn't go down well with investors. The figures During the first three months of 2015, the social networking site's revenue went up to $638m (£415m), 35 per cent higher than last year's first quarter figure. This was ahead of the $636.5m [...]
These tech companies offer the best junior salaries: Linkedin, Amazon, Microsoft April 9, 2015 Career starters with a head for stats, a passion for code, and a burning desire to take home a hefty pay cheque should consider roles at companies like LinkedIn and Amazon over their trendier rivals such as Google. Research by salary benchmarking site Emolument.com shows software and internet-focused companies offer young employees higher salaries, with hardware firm [...]