Tag: LinkedIn
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Microsoft Announces Bid to Buy LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion
Microsoft have announced today that they plan to acquire LinkedIn for a mere $26.2 Billion. The deal is to brokered with cash-only and will value LinkedIn shares at $196 a pop. According to Microsoft, LinkedIn will retain its own brand, independence etc. On top of this, their CEO, Jeff Weiner will be remaining and reporting […]
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Facebook for Work Prepares to Launch Early Next Year
A version of Facebook for professionals has been long discussed; in fact The Gadget Helpline first shared the news back in November last year. Secret invites were issued to Beta test the new platform which would be simply called Facebook for Work but nothing much has been seen or heard in the past 12 months […]
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Facebook at Work Being Tested as LinkedIn Rival
Facebook is reportedly developing a new social network for working professionals. The new site will be called Facebook at Work and when it goes live it will operate in a similar fashion to services such as LinkedIn, creating a “safe for work” version of the popular social site. The intention is that this will allow […]
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Google+ now the second biggest social network, behind Facebook
Bigger than Twitter, LinkedIn and Myspace…
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How to make the most of the new look LinkedIn – Make your profile page better
Take advantage early and spruce up your LinkedIn profile to make the most of the new look…
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How To: Change Your LinkedIn Password
A quick and handy guide for changing your LinkedIn account password. We highly recommend it!…
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6.5 Million LinkedIn Passwords Hacked and Leaked – Change Yours Now
Business networking site is the latest to fall foul to hackers, exposing poor security measures…
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LinkedIn’s new CardMunch iOS app easily converts business cards into contacts
If you’re a user of LinkedIn, the business orientated social networking site, you may be interested in a new app that the company has just released for iOS users. The app named CardMunch is extremely handy to have on your iPhone as it will allow you to take photographs of a business card you have […]
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Microsoft LinkedIn profiles further proof that Xbox ‘Next Gen’ is imminent?
Following last week’s Xbox 720 tease which appeared in the trailer for Hugh Jackman’s new robot movie Real Steel, Microsoft employees have let slip more clues which very likely indicate that work on the company’s future console is well under way. An employee profile on LinkedIn – or ‘Facebook for the business professional’ – states that Jeff […]
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Twitter and Facebook hit record visits in July with Google+ looming
Internet traffic tracking site ComScore has released its latest batch of visit tracking results for the biggest sites on the internet and July has shown that whilst new users may be dropping visits to both Facebook and Twitter are up. The scores are based on the U.S so there is no ideas on what the […]
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Microsoft’s new video shows off WP7 “Mango” Twitter integration
With an almost complete build of Windows Phone 7’s “Mango” update said to be floating around, Microsoft have decided to let us get a closer look at one of the mobile operating system’s major new features – Twitter integration. Program Manager of Communications on the WP7 project, Stuart Bottom, details how the social notifications, LinkedIn […]
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LinkedIn app now available on Android
LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals has finally launched an Android version. The app has been in beta for quite a while, however it has now officially exited the testing stage and is ready to go. The stable version includes support for messages as well as Reconnect button which will make suggestions on people you […]