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Big Changes May Be In Store For LinkedIn

Now that most of the Microsoft-Yahoo stuff is (at least temporarily) out of the way, it's time for the rumor mill to latch onto some other topic.  One contender is the possible acquisition of LinkedIn.

The Rich Are Visiting More Social Networks

According to The Luxury Institute's latest WealthSurvey, "The Wealthy and Web 2.0", wealthy online consumers ( average income $287K and net worth just over $2 million) are flocking to social networks.

LinkedIn Launches Company Profiles

The online social networking site for business professionals, LinkedIn has launched the beta version of its business directory, called LinkedIn Company Profiles.

LinkedIN Gets New Homepage And Features

Social networking site for professionals, LinkedIN has launched a new homepage, which includes a "Status" feature that allows users to share their activities with those in their network.

Variety Moves Into Social Networking

Variety magazine has launched a social networking site called "the Biz" which will be focused on the entertainment business. The site focuses on three main areas.  Connect: Find colleagues, peers and mentors in the entertainment industry. Networking made easy. Careers: Meet professionals directly inside entertainment. Recruit new talent. Search for jobs, promotions or projects.

Hitwise: LinkedIn Pretty Classy Place

If you want to contact someone about a job, it's not a good idea to throw a sheep at him (or her) on Facebook.  A better alternative, according to new Hitwise data, is to contact the person through LinkedIn.

Things You May Not Know About LinkedIn

Do you use LinkedIn? OK, you’re all savvy marketers so perhaps the better question is; how do you use LinkedIn?

Web 2.0 Companies Waiting to go Public

At this point, we really haven’t seen a major Web 2.0 company make it through an IPO. We’ve seen YouTube gobbled up by Google, and MySpace snagged by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. To date, they remain the companies that have truly defined success in the evolving Web 2.0 era.

New Social Niche Site For Finding Mentors

Most of us have gotten to a place in our life or career where we need some mentoring, but don’t know where to find assistance. For example: maybe you own a small business and you want to retire soon, and you want to prepare to sell your business, but don’t know how to begin.

LinkedIn Changes Put it Ahead of Facebook?

LinkedIn, the business-networking site that many (including me) see as an also-ran in the social-networking game, has launched some new features, including a redesigned homepage and a rollout of its previously announced developer platform, which it hopes will make its network as extensible as Facebook has with the F8 platform.