LinkedIn launches a new look for profiles
LinkedIn recently revamped its home feeds and introduced endorsements. Now it looks like LinkedIn profiles will soon follow suit. This week LinkedIn gave a sneak peek of the new design for personal profiles. The new profile is aimed at simplification and aims to help users grow their networks with more insight. Aaron Bronzan, a product manager wrote on the LinkedIn Blog that the profiles will be rolled out over the next few months. The professional networking site w
read moreLinkedIn has launched endorsements
LinkedIn has officially launched their new “Endorsements” feature, which is the business networking version of Facebook’s Like or Google’s +1. The feature has been launched to English members in Australia, the US, New Zealand and India, but it will available to more countries and languages within the next few weeks. The idea behind LinkedIn Endorsements is that you can endorse a person’s experience and skills (which kind of makes it like Klout’s +K featu
read moreUsing LinkedIn answers to increase your connections
Everywhere you look online you will see internet marketing agencies promoting LinkedIn for social media marketing. LinkedIn is a professional social network and it is very different to the other popular social media channels. Once you create your profile on LinkedIn, what do you do on this network that everyone is talking about? The first thing you must understand about LinkedIn is that it is not very different from real-time face to face networking. At a network ev
read moreLinkedIn Company Follow Button
A couple of weeks ago LinkedIn released the LinkedIn Follow Company button that you can use on your website. This update was rolled out on 27 February 2012, but only a few days later an email was sent out about this new feature. If you haven’t integrated the button on your website yet, you are missing out on valuable opportunities to connect with people on LinkedIn. The new LinkedIn Follow Company button is an excellent way that you can use to interact with yo
read moreJust having a LinkedIn profile is not enough
Business networking, face to face or online is still networking. LinkedIn is a virtual form of professional networking. Usually people network because they want referrals. In order for this to work, you have to give to get. You also need to be active with your network on LinkedIn. Networking is all about building good relationships, trust, visibility, and likeability. You want to use the power and leverage digital technology. Your results will be multiplied when you
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