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LinkedIn Sets IPO For New York Stock Exchange Debut On Thursday

linkedin tattoo LinkedIn has been gearing up for its initial public offering over the last few months, and now the date of the professional social network's debut on the New York Stock Exchange can be revealed: the IPO will take place this Thursday, May 19. As previously reported, the company is looking to raise as much as $274 million from the IPO, and estimates that it will... Read more »

INFOGRAPHIC: Women More Willing To Share On Social Networks Than Men

facebook Last week we showed you an infographic that displayed the relationship between gender and social media usage. Monday, we bring you a much more detailed account of how age, gender and country vary across Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and LinkedIn. This infographic designed by Ad Age shows a complete breakdown of who uses the most popular social networks.... Read more »

Nokia Launches New LinkedIn App

linkedin featured Nokia users and social networking professionals have something to smile about. The mobile device manufacturer announced on Tuesday a new LinkedIn application for Symbian. Nokia users can now add business contacts to their network immediately rather than waiting to get onto a computer. The update include 6 of LinkedIn's most useful features: Connections, Updates,... Read more »

LinkedIn Sets IPO Price, Expects To Raise $274M

linkedin featured2 LinkedIn has revealed the price range at which it will be selling stock in its impending initial public offering. At between $32 and $35 per share, LinkedIn expects to raise $274 million in total and $146.6 million in net proceeds. In an update to its Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the professional social network says that it expects to sell 7.84... Read more »

LinkedIn Earned $93.9M In Q2 2011, Up 110% From Same Period In 2010

Professional social network LinkedIn has updated its initial public offering (IPO) filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in which it revealed that it had generated $93.9 million in revenue in the first 3 months of this year (Q2 2011). That marked a 110 percent increase from the same three-month period in 2010, when it earned $44.7 million in revenue.... Read more »

LinkedIn Reveals Top CEO Names Around The World

linkedin Are names really important? 24-hours after my twin sister and I were born, my mom switched our names because it "didn't feel right." I've frequently spent time wondering if I would have ended up like the math-minded, Ivy League graduate and successful business woman my sister is had our names not been changed. According to recent data from LinkedIn, the world's... Read more »

Facebook, YouTube Best Social Networks For Speed And Availability

fast-speed With the first quarter of 2011 closing up, we're getting a first look at how social networks have been performing since the end of 2010. Facebook is at the head of the pack when it comes to website response time, a position it has held for the past 5 quarters, according to AlertSite. However, YouTube reigns supreme in terms of website availability. Facebook's... Read more »

LinkedIn Launches Android App

LinkedIn has finally unleashed its Android app on the Android Market, which will help millions of smartphone users to stay connected with the professional social network. The app features 6 key modules which will help you remain in touch with your business contacts and networks, where ever you may be. All of these features have been built from scratch for Android... Read more »

LinkedIn Opens Up Access To Developer Platform

linkedin developer featured LinkedIn has announced that it is opening up its developer platform to anyone who wishes to use it. The professional social network launched the latest version of its development platform in October. It has been updated to an API platform based on Javascript to make LinkedIn integration in websites and apps faster and more powerful. More than 1,000 developers have... Read more »

FullyFollow.me Lets You Add Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn Friends With A Single Click

Have you ever tried to share more than one social network contact information at one time? It can be messy and get horribly complicated and a lot of people default to only sharing a single contact. Well, instead of connecting with a person one social network at a time, the startup company FullyFollow.me lets you do it all at once. This website makes the whole process... Read more »