10 Twitter Myths and 10 Twitter Facts
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New book ‘Career Management via LinkedIn’ on sale now
Networking is the way for finding new work. And this is done more and more online. LinkedIn has become an enormously popular network for maintaining business contacts, making it the perfect tool if you want… New book ‘Career Management via LinkedIn’ on sale now
Video: Social Media Recruitment in Plain English
In the style of Common Craft videos, Silkroad, a provider of talent management solutions, made a great video about Using Social Media for Employment. In Plain English and in a fun entertaining way this… Video: Social Media Recruitment in Plain English
LinkedIn on your iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, Android or Windows Mobile phone
LinkedIn supports 3 platforms to network via your mobile device using dedicated apps; iPhone, Blackberry and Palm. This way you get the latest updates and messages from your network, check messages, browse and (re-)connect with… LinkedIn on your iPhone, Blackberry, Palm, Android or Windows Mobile phone
Social News from your target audience
For some time I’ve been mentioning that Social News is the next step in the evolution of the Internet. With Social News I do not mean platforms such as Digg or Delicious. These websites have existed for years and are often associated by this term. No, I mean REAL Social News. News that comes to you instead of you the news, thanks to the online network you already have (and not by building a separate list of interesting people on Digg).
BREAKING NEWS! LinkedIn Talent Finder Account for Recruiters
LinkedIn will be announcing a new account very soon; the LinkedIn Talent Finder account. Price? 99 US$ per month.
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This new account type, aimed at HR professionals and Recruiters, does not include any new features but offers more smart filters and possibilities to reach out interesting prospects. Some of these features include:BREAKING NEWS! LinkedIn Talent Finder Account for Recruiters
Movie: “The Social Network”
“YOU DON’T GET TO 500 MILLION FRIENDS WITHOUT MAKING A FEW ENEMIES” Columbia Pictures unveiled its teaser “The Social Network” and the web site 500millionfriends.com for the upcoming Columbia Pictures film about the origins of… Movie: “The Social Network”
Infographic: State of LinkedIn
I recently presented some statistics and trends 2010 about LinkedIn, based on directly measured visitor stats. Another way of getting a better understanding of the demographics of the LinkedIn user is the LinkedIn Direct Ads section.
In the infographic below an overview is given of some interesting numbers about member participation per country, industry type, company size and job role in LinkedIn. Please note that Gender and Age stats are not accurate due to the fact that these are not mandatory fields on LinkedIn.com (most of the people don’t complete this info so this data is calculated).
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The Future of Recruiting (in under 2 minutes)
Here’s a new advertorial by LinkedIn to promote their recruitment solutions (Talent Advantage): What do you think? Are professional networking sites like LinkedIn the future of recruiting?
Recruitmentjob Tweet Book – the first year
I’m a big fan of Twitter because this social platform has brought so many interesting things. In particular, the many applications based on this social platform, makes Twitter.com a very userfriendly and valuable social platform.… Recruitmentjob Tweet Book – the first year