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LinkedIn Offers Discounted Premium Account for Job Seekers

By Scott Allen, on April 25th, 2010%

From The LinkedIn Blog:

In this economic environment it’s tough to find a job. But LinkedIn can help. Today we’re excited to announce a major upgrade for job seekers on LinkedIn: the Job Seeker Premium Account.

We spoke with hundreds of job seekers to understand their needs and designed a package of features to help . . . → Read More: LinkedIn Offers Discounted Premium Account for Job Seekers

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What’s New at LinkedIn…Really?

By Scott Allen, on March 24th, 2008%

The other day I accessed LinkedIn from a computer at an internet cafe, which allowed me to see the full login page for the first time in a long time. The login page features a list of what’s new at LinkedIn:

Hmm… really?

LinkedIn Answers launched in January 2007. Personalized URLs and public web profiles have been . . . → Read More: What’s New at LinkedIn…Really?

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LinkedIn Connections – 2-26-2008

By Scott Allen, on February 26th, 2008%

LinkedIn Mobile: False Start, 5-Yard Penalty, Repeat the Down

In the first hands-on review I’ve seen of the new LinkedIn Mobile, Jeff at Apple Briefs gives it less-than-stellar marks:

In fact, you can’t really do much of anything besides invite people. This makes sense to a certain degree given the medium – mobile phones with very slow . . . → Read More: LinkedIn Connections – 2-26-2008

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LinkedIn Goes Mobile

By Scott Allen, on February 25th, 2008%

2289894866_c6c84ea003 Well, the hot LinkedIn story today is the announcement of LinkedIn’s new mobile application. You can access it via your Blackberry, iPhone or other WAP-enabled device at http://m.LinkedIn.com.

LinkedIn has the full announcement over on their blog. There must be 100 tech news stories and blog posts around the web also covering it, but I didn’t find any that had anything to say that wasn’t already covered in the official announcement.

They did provide a couple of cool videos, though:

LinkedIn Mobile Overview

How to Access LinkedIn Mobile from Your Phone

As I said, most of the buzz around the media and the blogosphere is pretty much a rehash of the official announcement, but here are a couple of the snarkier comments I found amusing:

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Top 10 New LinkedIn Features 2007

By Scott Allen, on December 30th, 2007%

The LinkedIn developers were busy this year! Since LinkedIn rarely actually announces new features officially, it’s a little difficult to build a comprehensive list, so I don’t claim for this to be. These are just the ones I’ve found most valuable:

January – LinkedIn Answers
LinkedIn’s first foray into public interaction started off on shaky ground, but . . . → Read More: Top 10 New LinkedIn Features 2007

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