LinkedIn Co-Founder Joins Berlin's Earlybird VC As Partner
Germany’s Earlybird Venture Capital is on a roll. They’ve just moved operations to Berlin (PDF), raised $100 million for their new fund – target size $200 million – and a…
Blog Archives for the tag LinkedIn
LinkedIn Releases Official Windows Phone App
LinkedIn has quietly released an official Windows Phone 7.5 application over the weekend (picked up earlier by Guardian, Neowin and many others). I gave it a quick whirl, and the…
Location-Based Beepmo Brings Social Discovery to LinkedIn
LinkedIn is arguably the most underrated of all major social networks. Its focus on professional networking means it isn’t likely a place for your LOL Cats, Instagrams from your recent…
LinkedIn Launches Targeted Update Feature for Companies
Popular companies who have set up a page on professional networking site LinkedIn know how powerful it is to be able to share updates to all of its followers, which…
LinkedIn Competitor Viadeo Raises $32 Million In Funding
For most people, online social networking in a purely professional context is almost synonymous to ‘using LinkedIn‘, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only business social network in town. Many…
LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman Joins Globant's Board Of Advisors
Globant, a massive Argentinian software development, IT services and maintenance outsourcing company serving customers all over the globe, this morning announced a major addition to its board of advisors. Serial…
2011 Tech Rewind: This year in Silicon Valley
This year will be forever remembered as the year that we lost the most creative mind that Silicon Valley has ever seen, as well as one where a few rough…
Geekli.st Integrates With GitHub
Geekli.st, the social network for developers and engineers, has launched a cool integration with code repository site GitHub. The new feature allows users to send a new achievement to the Geekli.st…
LinkedIn Top Shared Links of 2011 are all Biz
Professional networking site LinkedIn has posted its most shared stories of 2011. It wasn’t YouTube videos that were shared the most, it was stories that focused on making you a…
The North Pole Visited Your LinkedIn Profile
One of the fun features of LinkedIn is that you can see who has visited your profile. If you checked today, you might notice a visit from a very suspect…
Authentic Jobs Will Replace Craigslist For Job Hunting
When we’re looking for a new job, we’re lucky enough to have the Internet by our side, along with a host of apps and sites. You’ve got Monster, LinkedIn, Craigslist,…
Jobs Tractor Checks Twitter for Developer Jobs
With sites like Monster.com almost feeling ancient these days, some people are turning to social networks to find their next gig. Twitter is one of those places to check for…
Play Tetris using LinkedIn contacts
If you’re a fan of the puzzle piece dropping game Tetris, then you’ll enjoy the app DropIn. It was created in a day by the LinkedIn team to show how…
LunchMeet doesn't let you eat alone
When reviewing apps, two things are extremely rare; an app that sits on top of the LinkedIn API, and an app based on a premise of a book. With LunchMeet,…
The future of education is technology
Last night, I attended a gathering of some of the smartest technology minds focusing on Education for grades K-12. I didn’t know what to expect, other than Newark Mayor Cory…
