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LinkedIn gets sued over exposed passwords
I don’t think anyone will be surprised that LinkedIn has been sued over the hack that exposed as many as 6 million user passwords to the professional social network. The security breach occurred in...
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Twitter cuts ties with LinkedIn after 2-year partnership
After a lovely hand-holding two years of partnership between the two, LinkedIn and Twitter will no longer be working with one-another. Twitter has cut off tweets on LinedIn this week and LinkedIn will...
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Digg sale splits the company three ways for $16m total
Just yesterday one tiny chunk of the taking apart of the once-titanic social networking site Digg was leaked with a $500k price tag – today it seems that this is only one piece of the puzzle. This sale...
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Facebook named best place to work at in 2013
Glassdoor, a website that provides job and company reviews, released a list of the best places to work for in 2013, and while a lot of other websites put together similar lists, Glassdoor’s results...
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Linkedin will be revamping their ‘Jobs’ page
Linkedin will be revamping its job search engine to help its users find the jobs or careers of their dreams a whole lot easier. Their redesigned job search engine adds a bunch of new features that make...
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LinkedIn begins rolling out Facebook-like mentions feature
LinkedIn is now rolling out a new feature very similar to a feature already offered by Facebook. When you begin typing out a person’s name or a company’s name in your status update, a drop-down menu...
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LinkedIn acquires Pulse for $90m stock and cash
While normally an acquisition like this would have a title devoid of the “stock and cash” bit, the LinkedIn purchase of Pulse is a bit more unique. Here the $90 million USD has been announced to be...
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LinkedIn rolls out redesigned apps touted for the “everyday professional”
LinkedIn has seen relatively large growth since its launch, and in addition, says that those who use its mobile apps have changed over the last year. Such a change has prompted it to completely...
View ArticleLinkedIn releases revamped iPad app one day after iPad Air launch
LinkedIn has revamped its iPad app just in time for the new iPad Air. The updated app includes changes to its overall look, UX design, and available features. The changes are pretty major for the...
View ArticleGoogle, Microsoft, Apple & more demand government surveillance reform
Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, and other big names in tech have joined forces to protest government surveillance worldwide, calling for “Global Government Surveillance Reform” to better balance...
View ArticleLinkedIn files lawsuit over data-mining bots
LinkedIn has filed a lawsuit in the Northern California federal district court against unspecified individuals over the use of bots to mine data from users' profiles. According to the lawsuit, …...
View ArticleEvernote and LinkedIn team on business cards
Evernote and LinkedIn have inked a deal to handle one of the lingering frustrations of business: physical, printed business cards. The partnership will see LinkedIn shutter its own mobile card …...
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New app CitizenMe helps you control your online identity
Companies like Google and Facebook know quite a bit about you. Their services, which we use for free, have to monetize somehow. Advertisements are typically how those companies make their money, but...
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LinkedIn tightens grip on APIs, asks Devs to join program
LinkedIn might be able to find you work, but they’re not happy with the job Developers have done with their APIs. Starting today, Developers who want to use any LinkedIn APIs will have to become part...
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LinkedIn reaches settlement with disgruntled users
Privacy concerns are at an all time high, and for good reason: joining the Snowden revelations have been a steady stream of security breaches among different companies, many of which have left users'...
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LinkedIn Elevate helps employees share content
LinkedIn is a professional social network where people can share details about their professional lives and even look for a new job. LinkedIn has announced a new feature that is aimed at helping...
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Yahoo Mail adds LinkedIn, Twitter info to Contact Cards feature
Last month, Yahoo brought us Contact Cards, an update to Yahoo Mail that gave you quick, contextual info about a person you were receiving emails from. On launch, Contact Cards brought you info like...
View ArticleLinkedIn nukes contacts export option, makes you ask and wait
LinkedIn is a networking website for professionals, and as such it is expected you’ll develop new contacts while using the service. Users are able to manually import existing contacts from outside the...
View ArticleLinkedIn brings back contact export feature
Late last week LinkedIn remove a feature that many users weren't happy about losing. The feature that was removed was the ability to export contacts to a CSV file when you wanted to. The move left...
View ArticleFacebook testing out profile tags feature
Facebook is in the process of testing out a new feature on some user accounts that allows you to tag your profile with things you are into. Facebook says that Profile Tags are creative tools that allow...
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LinkedIn launches new messaging experience
LinkedIn is a social network aimed at pros who are looking to expand their professional reach. Like most social networks, you can add and remove friends. LinkedIn has now announced a revamped messaging...
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LinkedIn rolls out redesigned iOS, Android apps
Have you ever thought what it would be like to harness the connectivity of social networks like Facebook and put a more professional spin to it? Well, LinkedIn was born from that idea and, despite all...
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2012 Linkedin hack is back to haunt 117 million users
Remember way back in 2012, when Linkedin was hacked? It's been a few years, so if you don't remember, that's understandable. Back then, roughly 6.5 million users had their passwords shared online,...
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Mark Zuckerberg Pinterest and Twitter hacks blamed on LinkedIn leak
Late last month there was a major leak at LinkedIn that saw the passwords of 6.5 million users leaked online. It later became clear that the massive leak meant that 60% of the passwords used on the...
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Microsoft spends $26.2bn to add LinkedIn to its network
Microsoft will buy LinkedIn for $26.2bn, the two companies have announced today, with the surprise acquisition of the business-focused social network continuing Satya Nadella's strategy to further...
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LinkedIn’s Open Candidates feature helps you find a job in secret
Attempting to find a new job can be a touchy process, especially if you don’t want your current employer to know that you’re on the hunt. Using an online service like LinkedIn can make the process even...
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Facebook aims to become LinkedIn for job listings
We’re getting wind of more Facebook features today, and these new ones center around the beloved job search. Facebook has confirmed that it is testing job posting features for business pages, giving...
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That Facebook, LinkedIn image you downloaded could be malware
Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, or even “professional” ones like LinkedIn have become so ingrained in our modern lifestyles that we sometimes take for granted that they aren’t really as...
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Microsoft celebrates LinkedIn purchase, talks plans for immediate future
As expected, Microsoft‘s acquisition of LinkedIn has closed. With this acquisition, we see Microsoft’s focus on the professional space continue to grow, as the company says this deal merges “the...
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Facebook takes aim at LinkedIn with new job posting feature
Most, though not all, of those born within the last 20 years or so probably have a Facebook account. That many young, and even old, people have put parts of their lives on the social network. Many have...
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Facebook Jobs goes huge and LinkedIn should be terrified
To some of us, Facebook is just a social network, but over the past few years, it’s been attempting to become much more than that. From sending money to friends to getting rid of stuff you’re not...
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LinkedIn mobile app is getting voice messaging feature
Job-focused social network LinkedIn has just announced an odd new feature for its mobile apps: the ability to send voice messages. As in make a recording of yourself talking and sending it to someone....
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LinkedIn and Reddit apps caught copying clipboard content without permission
Smartphones have put a lot of power into our hands, literally, but they have also exposed potential security and privacy violations in things we’ve been taking for granted on desktops. Things like...
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Hackers offer to sell information from 500 million LinkedIn user accounts
Unfortunately, data leaks from major technology companies are far from uncommon. Professional social networking site LinkedIn has allegedly been compromised with hackers claiming they have data from...
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700 million LinkedIn user records are now being sold to hackers
Social networks are often associated with a younger demographic and unprofessional behavior, but the term technically includes even networks used for more serious matters. For more than a decade now,...
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LinkedIn talks about the future of Stories and Video
LinkedIn is a professional social network, and the company is constantly testing new features and asking for user feedback on them. Last year, LinkedIn launched Stories to allow members to share video...
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