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LinkedIn Revenue Surges Over Analyst Expectations; Stock Jumps

Neil Vidyarthi — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:06:45 +0000

LinkedIn has announced that revenue has more than doubled in the last quarter and they’ve increased their 2012 revenues, and the stock has jumped accordingly. The social network reported $167.7 million in revenue for the fourth quarter, beating the average analyst estimate of $159.8 million in the quarter. The good news also comes at a time where people are piling into social media stocks, with Zynga hovering around 30% higher than it’s IPO price and LinkedIn now almost 200% over it’s $45 IPO price, placing it’s market cap at $8.67 billion.

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LinkedIn’s CardMunch App Scans 2 Million Business Cards

Devon Glenn — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:23:16 +0000

Career networking sites like LinkedIn were supposed to replace business cards, but exchanging email addresses with a smartphone just isn’t as smooth as handing over the real thing. Last year LinkedIn acquired a mobile business card transcription service called CardMunch to bridge the gap between an in-person meeting and an online connection. Now the network reports that CardMunch has scanned over 2 million cards and counting.

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Twitter: Where People Go to Complain About Other Social Networks

Devon Glenn — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:51:20 +0000

It’s no wonder that people turn to Twitter for tech support. In the heat of a frustrating moment, it is much easier to fire off a quick question on Twitter than to wait on hold for an operator. But how effective is the microblogging site as a customer service tool? Here’s how Spotify, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Yelp handled some tough customers.

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New Service Ranks LinkedIn Business Pages By Follower Count — Who’s On Top?

Neil Vidyarthi — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:01:26 +0000

I’ve been waiting to see a good service that ranked LinkedIn pages by follower count, and the folks over at ZoomSphere have done the groundwork to get such a service up and running. They’ve got a database ranking the top LinkedIn pages on the social network by follower count, and you might be surprised at who’s number 1.

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Marketers, Put a Social Share Button in Your Emails [Infographic]

Neil Vidyarthi — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:33:10 +0000

It’s a surprise to some, but email marketing is still one of the most powerful forms. While social media is important to get the word out, there is still nothing that generates click through than a well timed email to a person’s inbox. That said, a recent study shows that while social and email battle for clicks, the best answer is to use both in one go.

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SURVEY: 49% of LinkedIn Users Have Household Income Over $100K

Neil Vidyarthi — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:10:23 +0000

The recent 2012 Consumer Electronics Report announced the results of a user survey last month, and found some interesting statistics about LinkedIn users. Just about half (49%) have household incomes over $100,000, and LinkedIn users are more likely than the general population to own tablets and smartphones. Read on for more.

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Be Careful With Your LinkedIn — Executive Forced Out for Profile Details

Neil Vidyarthi — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:33:26 +0000

Let’s say you’re a happily employee who finds out about this new must-have professional social network called LinkedIn. Maybe you want to sign up, but if you do, you’d better be careful not to click the box that says you’re interested in “career opportunities” — it may be enough to get you in legal trouble. This is what happened to John Flexman, and he was forced to resign as a result of the situation. Now he’s bringing a case for constructive dismissal to his bosses, the BG Group firm based in the United Kingdom.

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5 LinkedIn Mistakes that a Hiring Manager Will Immediately Notice

Neil Vidyarthi — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:36:14 +0000

I remember when I first heard the buzz about this “LinkedIn” social network. I imagined some upstart entertainment social network that would help me keep ‘up to date with all the in stuff going on in my community’. As the buzz continued to grow and the term started getting thrown around more and more, I checked it out, and was surprised to find a neatly organized and clearly focused social network dedicated to connecting professionals. It almost immediately made sense to me — here’s a place where I can develop my professional online persona.

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Creative, Effective, Organizational — 3 of the 10 Most Overused Buzzwords on LinkedIn

Neil Vidyarthi — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:08:37 +0000

Put 135 million professionals into one country-sized room and give each of them a mic, then tally up the number of times they use words like creative and problem solving. You can’t, but LinkedIn can, and did. Following up on last year’s analysis of overused buzzwords, LinkedIn has published their latest list of the 10 most overused buzzwords on their social network.

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IPO Market Roundup: 10 Social Media Sector Companies to Watch

Tom Johansmeyer — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:12:31 +0000

Groupon, Angie’s List, Pandora, Zillow, LinkedIn … it’s been an interesting year for social media IPOs so far. And, there are more on the way. Zynga is set to go public in the next two weeks, and there are plenty of other interesting companies with hefty bank accounts thanks to venture capital investment. Hey, there are lots of social media and internet companies that have already filed their IPO paperwork. It can be hard to keep track sometimes! So, let’s take a look at 10 of the most interesting objects of IPO speculation:

1. Zynga: the social gaming leader is the next social media IPO in the pipeline. The company is doing its IPO roadshow this week and is rumored to have an IPO date of December 15, 2011. But, the numbers keep looking uglier. The latest is that the capital raise, of around $1 billion, will come at a valuation of only $9 billion.

2. Kayak: Kayak is a tool you can use to search for cheap travel options across a wide range of online travel agencies and other travel websites. The company filed for its IPO a year ago but still hasn’t pulled the trigger, largely due to market conditions. It’s most recent S-1 update shows positive results, but the CEO says the company doesn’t have to go public (i.e., for the capital it needs to operate). This follows mixed messages from the CEO and the CMO.

3. Yelp: letting people vent about awful consumer experiences is a great business, it seems. The user-generated review site is looking to raise $100 million by going public, but there are few other details so far. Rumor has it the IPO valuation could be as high as $2 billion.

4. LivingSocial: once thought to be on the road to an IPO, right behind competitor Groupon, LivingSocial has effectively pulled out of the process, opting instead to raise another $200 million in venture capital money. The deal comes with an implied valuation of $5 billion.

5. Gilt Groupe: this year has been a good one for online consumer business companies (even Groupon and Angie’s List managed to go public – and let’s not forget about Zillow, HomeAway and Pandora). According to Kevin Ryan, Gilt’s CEO, the company is looking to go public in 2013.

6. Twitter: market-wide speculation has the microblogging site nailing its IPO in 2013, as well. With only $140 million in revenue forecasted for this year – despite an implied valuation of $8 billion in its last venture capital round – this makes sense. Twitter would benefit from time to keep picking up new advertisers and launch its self-service model.

7. ExactTarget: the email and social media marketing platform filed last week to for an IPO that would raise $100 million. Details are still thin, but it’s worth keeping in mind that ExactTarget, though not profitable, has a strong growth plan in place. Capital used to fuel expansion could be what it needs to go the distance.

8. Glam Media: CEO Samir Arora wouldn’t say at Business Insider IGNITION 2011 last week when he plans to take Glam Media public. The recent hire of an IPO-ready CFO, however, indicates that discussions must be in the works.

9. Jive Software: briefly rumored to be an SAP takeover target, the B2B social media software company has filed to raise $117 million in its IPO. It isn’t profitable yet, but Jive Software is optimistic enough to pursue a valuation of above $500 million (half the level of earlier speculation about the company). Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital and the cofounders stand to get richest.

10. Facebook: no social media IPO list would be complete without Facebook, right? The latest rumor is that the company is going to file in April and go public in September. The goal, it seems, is to raise $10 billion in capital on a $100 billion valuation. But, there’s been no shortage of rumors about the Facebook IPO for a long time now …

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LinkedIn Goes Latino Opens Office in Brazil

Kenna McHugh — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:10:20 +0000

Professional social network LinkedIn is branching out to Sao Paulo, Brazil by opening its first office in the Latin American country. The Brazil office will operate as regional headquarters serving virtually 14 million LinkedIn members across Latin America, offering support for expansion and development.
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No More Buzz Words, Tell it Like it is on LinkedIn

Kenna McHugh — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:55:26 +0000

Many would agree that LinkedIn is the place to go to network with other professionals worldwide. The professional social networking platform has close to 120 million members, and to tap into that membership stream requires generating responses from other members via one’s profile. However, LinkedIn discourages users from using buzzwords, words or phrases that are overused or lack substance to define a particular profession or field of study. You need to tell it like it is on Linkedin.
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LinkedIn CardMunch iPhone Business Card Scanner App Update Results in Ticked Off Users

Todd Ogasawara — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:30:49 +0000

LinkedIn announced a 3.0 update for its business card processing app for the iPhone. The app’s main function is to take a photo of business card and then convert the information on the card into contacts.
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Employees are Happier When Accessing Social Media at Work [Infographic]

Kenna McHugh — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:40:15 +0000

Majority of the people who log on to social networks in the course of a work day do it once or twice a day. They visit the social media sites via mobile phones or from their office computers in order to keep current with their networks. Those who do access social networking sites while at work are happier and more motivated to work.
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Link Building with YouTube, StumbleUpon, Google+, LinkedIn [Infographic]

Kenna McHugh — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:55:27 +0000

In part, link building is very important for internet marketing efforts because search engines are finding superior ways to determine the quality of each link. It’s important for businesses who leverage search to maintain their quality links, and the following infographics give you a few tips.
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