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LinkedIn CEO says staff increasing 50 pct this year, Reuters, October 8, 2009
"Professional networking site LinkedIn is increasing its staff by 50 percent this year, nearing its 50 millionth member, and sees signs of improvement in the tech job market..." ~Reuters
How I Found My Dream Job Using LinkedIn, Forbes, October 7, 2009
"I conducted a LinkedIn search for the company and discovered that one of my former co-workers, a direct connection, was connected to someone there through previous work experience..."
"...As you can guess, since I wrote this article, the former co-worker graciously introduced me and even praised me (hallelujah!) to the person at my first-choice company. Two days later, I received a phone call inviting me to schedule an interview. A week and a half later, I was hired." ~Avril David, an energy and environment analyst for Project Performance Corporation (In Forbes)
Out of Work? 4 Simple Steps to Get Your Job Mojo Back, CBS MoneyWatch, October 1, 2009
"You may not be surprised to learn that companies such as technology powerhouse Salesforce.com use social networking sites to search for job candidates, but even buttoned-down firms such as Allstate have gotten with the program. In fact, 40 percent of Fortune 100 companies use LinkedIn specifically for that purpose. That’s why it’s critical to have a profile on LinkedIn..." ~CBS MoneyWatch
Articles
November 2009
LinkedIn and Twitter’s Major Syncage, Mashable, November 12, 2009
Crazy ComScore Charts: LinkedIn Shoots Up Past Twitter, TechCrunch, November 12, 2009
The key to a new job: Karma, CNNMoney.com, November 11, 2009
Tweets Are Coming to LinkedIn, The New York Times, November 10, 2009
LinkedIn and Twitter partner to spread tweets, San Francisco Chronicle, November 10, 2009
Twitter and LinkedIn hook up, CNN, November 10, 2009
TwinkedIn: The Reese’s Cup Video of LinkedIn’s Reid Hoffman and Twitter’s Biz Stone, D: All Things Digital, November 10, 2009
LinkedIn and Twitter link up, Reuters, November 10, 2009
LinkedIn and Twitter Partnership: Do's and Don'ts for Users, PC World, November 10, 2009
LinkedIn Hops on Twitter Bandwagon, PC Mag, November 10, 2009
Twitter and LinkedIn team up. Just like peanut butter and chocolate?, Financial Times, November 10, 2009
LinkedIn Turns to Twitter for Professional Tweeting, eWeek, November 10, 2009
LinkedIn, Twitter Connect Through Status Updates, WebProNews, November 10, 2009
LinkedIn Boards the Twitter Train, BusinessWeek, November 9, 2009
Twitter and LinkedIn Status Updates, Mashable, November 9, 2009
Social Networks Continue To Rally Around Twitter As LinkedIn Goes Tweet Crazy Too, TechCrunch, November 9, 2009
LinkedIn for BlackBerry Smartphones: Details, San Francisco Chronicle, November 9, 2009
October 2009
Popular Apps for Business, BusinessWeek, October 22, 2009
One year after market crash, valley residents still recovering, San Jose Mercury News, October 20, 2009
Social media's shining marketing moments, iMedia Connection, October 8, 2009
White House seeks health reform input via social network LinkedIn, Fierce Healthcare, October 8, 2009
The White House Visits LinkedIn, Alison Doyle, October 6, 2009
How to Google-Rank Your Way to a Recruiter's Heart, Advertising Age, October 2, 2009
SAP forms closer link with LinkedIn, Search SAP, October 1, 2009
September 2009
New App Deepens SAP Ties to LinkedIn, PC World, September 30, 2009
SAP's Social Playbook, Forbes, September 25, 2009
Smart Spending: 6 tips for saving on job search, Associated Press, September 24, 2009
Future of Media Forum Sparks Debate, MediaPost, September 23, 2009
Where to Focus With Social Networking, Law.com, September 22, 2009
The new word for tech's ex-employees is 'alum', Computerworld, September 18, 2009
LinkedIn's Hoffman Interview on Company Outlook,
Bloomberg, September 11, 2009
Making the Most of LinkedIn, The Boston Globe, September 10, 2009
Job Hunting? Don’t Forget to Manage Your Online Rep, Laptop Magazine, September 8, 2009
Social networking sites fast catching up with job portals, Business Standard (India), September 7, 2009
LinkedIn for complicated resumes, Yahoo! Shine, September 4, 2009
We're All Connected - LinkedIn, Exhibitor Magazine, August and September Issues
August 2009
I Promised Not to Job Hunt, But..., BusinessWeek, August 28, 2009
LinkedIn: Still Profitable With Ad Revenues Up 50%, Silicon Alley Insider, August 25, 2009
Silicon Valley's six hottest startups, Reuters, August 19, 2009
Activating Your Business Network with LinkedIn (Part 1 of 2), Inc., August 19, 2009
Small Business "Success Studies" Using LinkedIn, Inc., August 19, 2009
Social Networking Basics for Job Hunters,Yahoo! HotJobs, August 17, 2009
SAP and LinkedIn collaborate for SAP recruiting tool, Inside SAP, August 17, 2009
12 Ways to Use LinkedIn Today, The Huffington Post, August 16, 2009
SAP Cozies Up to LinkedIn to Push Channel Jobs, InternetNews.com, August 14, 2009
Need a SAP Consultant? Go to LinkedIn, CXO Today (India), August 14, 2009
Getting Hooked in: Networking Online to Find a Finance Job, WSJ/Fins.com, August 14, 2009
SAP Offers LinkedIn Recruitment Tools to Channel Partners, PC World, August 13, 2009
LinkedIn Tool Searches For SAP Talent, InformationWeek, August 13, 2009
Your Business Answers, MSNBC, August 9, 2009
How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Business, BusinessWeek, August 7, 2009
LinkedIn Profile Tips for Career Services Professionals, CollegeRecruiter.com, August 6, 2009
Celeb Product Hawkers Don't Sway LinkedIn Users, Marketing Vox, August 6, 2009
Most Claim to Be Unswayed by Celebrities in Ads, AdWeek, August 5, 2009
Will Work for Friends, Chicago Magazine, August Issue
July 2009
India Inc wakes up to social media, Business Today (India), July 2009 Issue
The New Definition of Networking, CNBC, July 29, 2009
Skip Job Boards and Use Social Media Instead, BusinessWeek, July 28, 2009
LinkedIn launches Custom Company Profiles for business, Brand Republic, July 28, 2009
White House uses LinkedIn as a health care focus group, CNN.com, July 27, 2009
Power of Social Networking, CNBC, July 27, 2009
White House Trying to Woo Small Businesses on Health Care Reform, ABC News, July 27, 2009
LinkedIn Gives You a Better Way to Brand Your Business, Mashable, July 27, 2009
LinkedIn/Harris: Ad budgets move online but ad formats still annoying consumers, BizReport, July 27, 2009
Obama Seeks Backing From Small Business on Health Reform, The Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2009
Weekly Address: Health Insurance Reform, Small Business and Your Questions, The Official White House Blog, July 24, 2009
LinkedIn: Internet users frustrated by advertising characteristics, BtoB Magazine, July 24, 2009
LinkedIn Drills Down Into People Search With New Beta, TechCrunch, July 15, 2009
IBM Lotus Foundations Reach Adds Instant Messaging, VOIP, eWeek, July 15, 2009
Getting Hooked in: Networking Online to Find a Finance Job, The Wall Street Journal's Fins.com, July 14, 2009
How to use LinkedIn during your job search, San Francisco Examiner, July 14, 2009
June 2009
Recruiting: Enough to Make a Monster Tremble, BusinessWeek, June 25, 2009
Jeff Weiner Moves Up to CEO at LinkedIn, BusinessWeek, June 24, 2009
LinkedIn Promotes Weiner to CEO, AdWeek, June 24, 2009
LinkedIn president upgraded to CEO, CNET, June 24, 2009
LinkedIn interim president named CEO, Reuters, June 24, 2009
Former Yahoo executive named CEO of LinkedIn, MarketWatch, June 24, 2009
LinkedIn Picks Former Yahoo Executive as Chief, The New York Times, June 24, 2009
LinkedIn connects with ex-Yahoo exec as new CEO, Associated Press, June 24, 2009
LinkedIn names new CEO, Hoffman to be executive chairman, Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, June 24, 2009
Weiner Nabs CEO Job at LinkedIn; Hoffman to Executive Chairman, D: All Things Digital, June 24, 2009
Changing Of The Guard: Jeff Weiner Takes CEO Spot At LinkedIn, TechCrunch, June 24, 2009
LinkedIn Connects With New CEO, Workforce Management, June 24, 2009
Job Seekers Find New Rules of Recruitment, NPR, June 17, 2009
Reid Hoffman: Recruiters Will Need to Adapt, ere.net, June 15, 2009
LinkedIn Sourcing Now Faster Than a Speeding Boolean, ere.net, June 15, 2009
Business and health: LinkedIn and The Sports Club/LA DC, Examiner.com (Washington DC Edition), June 10, 2009
LinkedIn best among social media, readers say, Houston Business Journal, June 8, 2009
LinkedIn helps job seekers build a network of professional possibilities, Seattle Times, June 5, 2009
Poll: LinkedIn members back ad spending during the downturn, SmartBrief, June 5, 2009
Tough Times Call for Reasons to Spend, AdWeek, June 4, 2009
LinkedIn's startup story: Connecting the business world, CNNMoney, June 2, 2009
Job hunters say LinkedIn growing in importance, Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, June 2, 2009
Update Your Status, Update Your Job, WNBC-TV (in New York City, NY), June 1, 2009
May 2009
A Comeback in the IPO Market, BusinessWeek, May 27, 2009
LinkedIn's social origins, Fortune Small Business, May 27, 2009
FICO leverages public sites to drive its own, BtoB Maagzine, May 26, 2009
Strength In Numbers: Job seekers network their way through recession, Worcester Business Journal, May 25, 2009
Suggestions for moms headed back to work, The Tribune (San Luis Obispo), May 25, 2009
Here’s how blogs can work for you, Atlanta Journal Constitution, May 24, 2009
Poll: LinkedIn will be social media of choice for businesses, Los Angeles Business, May 22, 2009
Some graduates turn to LinkedIn over Facebook for professional networking, Tufts Daily, May 19, 2009
Learning, and Profiting, from Online Friendships, BusinessWeek, May 21, 2009
Reid Hoffman on the business of LinkedIn, VatorNews, May 18, 2009
The Care and Feeding of Network Contacts, The Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2009
LinkedIn CEO shares advice on social networks, careers, The Miami Herald, May 12, 2009
How to Turn Social Networking Into a Job Offer, U.S. News & World Report, May 11, 2009
Pink Slip 2.0: Live chat with Krista Canfield from LinkedIn, San Jose Mercury News, May 7, 2009
Experts agree: Building, tapping a network crucial to finding new job, San Jose Mercury News, May 6, 2009
The Gradspot Awards 2009: Best Self-Promotion Tool - LinkedIn, Gradspot.com, May 5, 2009
LinkedIn on the Media Power 50: Web Portals, Social Media and Out Of Home, BtoB Magazine, May 4, 2009
How I Did It: Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn, Inc. Magazine, May Issue
April 2009
How to Survive and Thrive after Losing your Job, FOX-TV's Mike and Juliet Show, April 30, 2009
View from the Top Interview with Reid Hoffman, Financial Times, April 28, 2009
Get Started with Social Media, Inc., April 27, 2009
LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman sits on his wallet, BusinessWeek, April 21, 2009
LinkedIn Seek Week, About.com, April 21, 2009
LinkedIn's Grads Guide, WLWT-TV (in Cincinnati, OH), April 20, 2009
Easy Hookup With People And Job Leads, Chicago Tribune, April 19, 2009
Easy Hookup With People And Job Leads, Orlando Sentinel, April 19, 2009
Easy Hookup With People And Job Leads, TownHall.com, April 19, 2009
Easy Hookup With People And Job Leads, Hartford Courant, April 19, 2009
LinkedIn Helps College Seniors, WNCN-TV (in Raleigh-Durham, NC), April 17, 2009
College seniors cringe at poor job market, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, April 16, 2009
Q&A: Steve Patrizi, LinkedIn Head Of Ad Sales, MediaPost, April 13, 2009
LinkedIn Guide for Grads, About.com, April 8, 2009
Resource toolbox: LinkedIn Grads Guide, Examiner.com, April 6, 2009
March 2009
How to get a job, Fortune, March 30, 2009
Job Seekers Turning to Online Social Networks, Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2009
How to use Social Networking Sites to Find a Job, Good Morning America ABC-TV, March 26, 2009
Tips for the Job Hunt, The Morning Show with Mike & Juliet Show FOX-TV, March 25, 2009
Recession Lifts Social Networking Site LinkedIn, Fortune, March 24, 2009
Heroes of the Economy - Rich Salon, CNN.com, March 18, 2009
Lessons from Landing a New Job, The Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2009
Using LinkedIn to Maximize Your Job Search, KING 5-TV (Seattle, WA), March 12, 2009
Can LinkedIn help me find a job? Part II, Seattle Examiner, March 12, 2009
LinkedIn’s Corporate Play Takes Aim at Recruiters, Workforce Management, March 12, 2009
Can LinkedIn help me find a job?, Seattle Examiner, March 11, 2009
Position yourself for the recovery right now, part I: LinkedIn, San Francisco Examiner, March 10, 2009
In hard times, what's-his-name could be your best friend, The Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2009
Personal Branding Experts Recommend Building Virtual Identity, NY1-TV (NYC, NY), March 9, 2009
Social Media for Lawyers: Should You Get Linked to LinkedIn?, Law.com, March 9, 2009
LinkedIn Stands Out in Terms of Revenue, WebProNews, March 6, 2009
Tips to help you stand above the crowd of job seekers, News 8-TV (Austin, TX), March 6, 2009
Leveraging LinkedIn to Get a Job, WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC), March 5, 2009
LinkedIn Skyrockets as Job Losses Mount, Workforce Management, March 5, 2009
A conversation with Reid Hoffman of Linkedin.com, Charlie Rose PBS-TV, March 4, 2009
Let Our Start-Ups Bail Us Out, The Washington Post, March 3, 2009
LinkedIn Skyrockets as Job Losses Mount, Advertising Age, March 2, 2009
February 2009
Top 10 Social Sites for Finding a Job, Mashable, February 24, 2009
"Reviving the Economy: Jobs"-Social Networking, PBS Nightly Business Report, February 23, 2009
How to Use LinkedIn Company Profiles For Job Hunt, Networking, CIO, February 12, 2009
LinkedIn Launches New Tools to Boost HR Professionals’ Efficiency, Online Recruitment, February 12, 2009
Where IT Pros Do Their Social Networking, Network World, February 10, 2009
Silicon Valley has a few rare bright spots, Marketwatch, February 5, 2009
Job Hunters Utilize Internet for Help in Competitive Market, KPTM-TV (FOX42 Omaha, Nebraska), February 5, 2009
Unemployed? Online networking can help find your next job, KNXV-TV (Phoenix, Arizona), February 5, 2009
Social Networking Sites Are Now Career Centers, WBUR (NPR Boston, MA), February 4, 2009
Finding a Job, KCTS-TV (PBS Seattle, WA), February 3, 2009
Build your job network to stay competitive, San Francisco Chronicle, February 3, 2009
Ten ways to use LinkedIn to find a job, Guy Kawasaki, February 2, 2009
LinkedIn Launches ‘Talent Advantage’ Suite, The Fordyce Letter, February 2, 2009
How to Use LinkedIn to Get a Job, About.com, February 2, 2009
January 2009
Handing Out the Pink Slips Can Hurt, Too, The New York Times, January 31, 2009
Davos 2009: The Tech Entrepreneurs Who Will Bring You Tomorrow, Forbes, January 30, 2009
Using Social Media and Crowd-Sourcing for Quick and Simple Market Research, U.S. News & World Report, January 28, 2009
Pilot of Hudson Plane a LinkedIn Star, WebProNews, January 16, 2009
Prediction: LinkedIn Engagement Metrics Will Soar in 2009, Sarah Lacy, January 13, 2009
Networking for New Jobs, KSFY-TV (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), January 9, 2009
LinkedIn Beefing Up Recruiting Tools, Workforce Management, January 9, 2009
Websites Help Jobseekers, News 10 Now-TV (Syracuse, NY), January 6, 2009
Social networking sites evolve into powerful job-hunting tools, Minneapolis Star Tribune, January 5, 2009
The Savvy Networker: 10 Must-Do's for Online Networkers, San Francisco Chronicle, January 4, 2009
New Year, New Job Hunt, ABCNews.com, January 2, 2009
Older Articles
Bad news for workers is good news for LinkedIn, USA Today, December 30, 2008
Out of work? It's time to get connected, MSNBC, December 21, 2008
Ways Job Seekers Can Find Old Contacts, The Wall Street Journal, December 16, 2008
Where to Find Top Talent, BusinessWeek, December 16, 2008
How to Use LinkedIn When You’re Unemployed, About.com, December 12, 2008
The Six-Figure-Job Hunt, TIME Magazine, December 11, 2008
Networking for Profit, Not Fun, Forbes, December 8, 2008
More about personal branding: LinkedIn Answers, The Examiner, December 4, 2008
How to Use Social Networking Sites for Marketing and PR, The New York Times, December 2, 2008
How to Use LinkedIn to Job Search, About.com, December 2, 2008
Give Your Job Search a Holiday Boost, About.com, December 1, 2008
Businesses Going Social, PCQuest (India), December 1, 2008
Word of Mouth 2.0, Meetings and Conventions Magazine, December Issue (Page 16)
People Powered, eContent Magazine, December Issue
LinkedIn overhauls its search platform, ComputerWorld, November 25, 2008
For the Jobless, Web Sites Offer More Options, The Wall Street Journal, November 25, 2008
LinkedIn CEO: Everything's Rosy Here, MediaPost, November 24, 2008
Professionals Face Tough Job Market, New Hampshire Public Radio, November 24, 2008
On the Record: LinkedIn CEO touts growth of network, San Francisco Chronicle, November 23, 2008
Interview with Reid Hoffman: Part 2, LiveMint, November 23, 2008
Interview with Reid Hoffman: Part 1, LiveMint, November 23, 2008
1 job, 11 interviewers, Fortune, November 21, 2008
Companies discover the power of social networking sites, The Dallas Morning News, November 21, 2008
5 Simple Steps to Use LinkedIn for Networking, About.com: Working Moms, November 18, 2008
LinkedIn and Reid Hoffman: Recession Ready, BusinessWeek, November 17, 2008
LinkedIn Helps Job Seekers, NBC 17 (North Carolina), November 17, 2008
Using social networking sites, Charleston Post Courier, November 16, 2008
Job Search Tips for a Difficult Job Market, About.com: Job Searching, November 15, 2008
Networking? Here's How to Stand Out, LiveMINT, November 14, 2008
min magazine 2008 The Digital Hot List: LinkedIn's Ellen Levy, min magazine, November 7, 2008
LinkedIn and Reid Hoffman: Recession Ready, BusinessWeek, November 6, 2008
Tips to Build Up Your LinkedIn Profile, Law.com, November 5, 2008
LinkedIn provides a channel for outreach, recruitment, PRWeek, November 3, 2008 (Requires Membership to Access Article)
LinkedIn Offers New Apps in Office Push, Reuters, October 29, 2008
LinkedIn: Professional networking gets an Internet boost, WSBT-TV (South Bend, Indiana), October 28, 2008
Networking is a key to success for women in the business world, San Francisco Chronicle, October 22, 2008
Web networking can help boost your career, Tulsa World, October 16, 2008
Finding a job after 50, Casa Grande Valley Newspaper, October 15, 2008
The Accidental Entrepreneur, The New York Times, October 7, 2008
Cool Tools 2008: LinkedIn, SI (Staffing Industry) Review, October 2008 Issue (Requires Membership to View Article)
The Social Network as a Career Safety Net, The New York Times, August 13, 2008
Building a Web Influence, The New York Times, February 28, 2008