It really irritates me when I get a LinkedIn request to connect to someone whom I’ve never worked with. People, it’s a professional reference site! I’m not going to refer or recommend you for a job if we’ve never worked together! And especially when you used the standard connect request form, instead of taking a moment to include a personalized message to me in your request!
A new survey shows that when it comes to generating leads and sales, Facebook gets top marks among business-to-consumer marketers while LinkedIn does well for the business-to-business marketer. Twitter comes in as a strong second place winner for B2C leads.
![Why do investors prefer LinkedIn to Twitter and Facebook? [INFOGRAPHIC]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7m4qxISTF1r8dxvuo1_250.jpg)
6 Simple Components of Making LinkedIn Work for You »
- Get your own profile (with photo, and not of you in your Speedo) updated to 100%
- Gain a deep understanding of the “advanced search” capabilities within LinkedIn
- Learn how to “follow” and do it
- Join groups that make sense for your objectives, and INTERACT
- Understand and start using the “Q/A” section in LinkedIn
- Don’t play “the victim”
- LinkedIn users spend an average of 18 minutes a month on the site. Facebook users spend 6.4 hours a month.
- But LinkedIn gets $1.30 in revenue for every hour those users spend on site. Facebook: 6.2 cents.
- LinkedIn’s profits are expected to double this year to $70 million.
(Source: courtenaybird)
Twitter users can no longer sync tweets to their LinkedIn profiles »
As Twitter shared earlier today in a blog post from Michael Sippey, they are increasingly focused on “providing the core Twitter consumption experience through a consistent set of products and tools.” Consistent with Twitter’s evolving platform efforts, Tweets will no longer be displayed on LinkedIn starting later today.
LinkedIn’s Ryan Roslansky, Head of Advertising Products at LinkedIn, said that in line with Twitter’s change in policy, “tweets will no longer be displayed on LinkedIn starting later today”. However, users would still be able to share updates on Twitter by posting them on LinkedIn by checking a box when they post their updates. He further assured that there would be “no other changes to your LinkedIn experience”. LinkedIn has allowed users to show a Twitter feed on their LinkedIn profiles since 2009.
![Have LinkedIn’s security problems permanently damaged the social network? Will users pack up and leave?
Some security experts point out that the LinkedIn’s data security practices were not as sophisticated as one would typically expect from a major Internet company. For example, they noted that LinkedIn does not have a chief information officer or chief information security officer. Yet, the power of LinkedIn should’t go unnoticed, especially in these troubled times.
LinkedIn’s reputation is taking hits from industry insiders and techies. But these kinds of things blow over quickly and won’t leave any permanent marks. […] As for LinkedIn’s users, Patrick Moorhead, an analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, said few will probably leave the site simply because there are few alternatives for a business-oriented social network.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5paauy1wC1r8dxvuo1_250.jpg)
Some security experts point out that the LinkedIn’s data security practices were not as sophisticated as one would typically expect from a major Internet company. For example, they noted that LinkedIn does not have a chief information officer or chief information security officer. Yet, the power of LinkedIn should’t go unnoticed, especially in these troubled times.
LinkedIn’s reputation is taking hits from industry insiders and techies. But these kinds of things blow over quickly and won’t leave any permanent marks. […] As for LinkedIn’s users, Patrick Moorhead, an analyst with Moor Insights & Strategy, said few will probably leave the site simply because there are few alternatives for a business-oriented social network.
Within close interval two popular sites (LinkedIn and eHarmony) have faced massive password theft. And, soon after that, fake emails from LinkedIn started to circulate. Just about all of us have fallen victim to password theft and phishing attempts by hackers, or a hack of our email or social network accounts. Are we approaching the end of the password as we know it? Most likely! BTW, after the LinkedIn lesson, the one step you must take today »
Make sure that any account that matters to you has its own password.
“Using an important password anywhere else is just like mailing your house key to anyone who might be making a delivery,” Michael Jones of Google said. “If you use your password in two places, it is not a valid password.”
![Fake emails from LinkedIn circulate after password breach »
Criminals have already started taking advantage of millions of stolen LinkedIn passwords that were uncovered today. Spoofed emails are being sent to LinkedIn users, phishing for personal information and redirecting traffic to Viagra-selling websites. […] This morning 6.5 million passwords were apparently leaked from the business social network. The passwords were hashed, not plain text, and uploaded to a Russian website this morning. Researchers quickly looked into whether the passwords were legitimate, and LinkedIn later confirmed they were. The company released a blog post saying, “we can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn accounts.” […] Any LinkedIn user who has not yet changed their password should do so immediately.
Obviously, 6.5 million accounts is a small fraction of LinkedIn’s total 150 million user base. But do you want to take the chance that your email is not among one of those that have been compromised?!
Phishing image (Miniature fisherman standing on a laptop computer representing online email phishing scams.) via Shutterstock
In the same vein:
Hey girl. It’s too bad my LinkedIn password was hacked. I really enjoyed logging in with “mygirlrocks.”
“I always use different passwords for different sites, but LinkedIn is old enough, I wonder if I was so diligent back then.”
Security warning: LinkedIn facing privacy issues on two fronts today](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m58oknVDnu1r8dxvuo1_250.jpg)
Fake emails from LinkedIn circulate after password breach »
Criminals have already started taking advantage of millions of stolen LinkedIn passwords that were uncovered today. Spoofed emails are being sent to LinkedIn users, phishing for personal information and redirecting traffic to Viagra-selling websites. […] This morning 6.5 million passwords were apparently leaked from the business social network. The passwords were hashed, not plain text, and uploaded to a Russian website this morning. Researchers quickly looked into whether the passwords were legitimate, and LinkedIn later confirmed they were. The company released a blog post saying, “we can confirm that some of the passwords that were compromised correspond to LinkedIn accounts.” […] Any LinkedIn user who has not yet changed their password should do so immediately.
Obviously, 6.5 million accounts is a small fraction of LinkedIn’s total 150 million user base. But do you want to take the chance that your email is not among one of those that have been compromised?!
Phishing image (Miniature fisherman standing on a laptop computer representing online email phishing scams.) via Shutterstock
In the same vein:
Hey girl. It’s too bad my LinkedIn password was hacked. I really enjoyed logging in with “mygirlrocks.”
Daniel Jalkut on what I just reblogged…
…Security Warning: LinkedIn facing privacy issues on two fronts today
Security warning: LinkedIn facing privacy issues on two fronts today
First off: If you’re a LinkedIn user, change your password, stat. The company reportedly suffered a major security breach this morning and 6.5 million passwords are currently floating around the Internet in encrypted form — but that doesn’t mean hackers aren’t trying to break the encryption. So don’t screw around. Log into LinkedIn and change it — ESPECIALLY if you use that password other places. (If you do, change it in those places, too.) But that’s not the only privacy fail the company’s having this morning. Here’s the other:
- cause A new LinkedIn mobile app feature allows the company to access your personal notes from your iOS calendar to sync them with your LinkedIn account ahead of meetings — a feature which is opt-in, but drew security users’ scrutiny because it was accessing calendar information and transmitting it in unencrypted form.
- response While the company is attempting to address privacy concerns, it insists the feature is useful and well-intentioned: “We hope you try it out. If at any time you decide it’s not for you then you can always go to the mobile apps settings page to turn off the calendar feature,” said Joff Redfern, the Mobile Product Head at LinkedIn. source
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LinkedIn Rolls Out New Group Search »
Group search helps you search across all the groups on LinkedIn and find the right group for you. We’ve made several improvements to make your search results smarter and more relevant. […] First, instead of relying on the title and description of the group, we give you the best results based on how well your search matches the conversations taking place. We also show your connections who may be in that group, which makes it easier for you to find groups that really matter to you.
