For some, social media must seem like a minefield of potential missteps. They have heard stories about people who accidentally destroyed their reputations by making an egregious mistake on sites like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Reddit. In light o

Facebook Inc. (FB) isn't the only social media company marking the anniversary of its public trading debut this week.

LinkedIn celebrates the second anniversary of its IPO on Sunday, May 19, a day after the Facebook IPO’s first birthday.

Today's advice comes from Michelle Rhee, Founder and CEO of Students First, via LinkedIn: "To be a leader, you can’t get caught up in emotion and in your opposition. You can’t get bogged down in every negative comment or fabricated c

LinkedIn made news when it updated its privacy policy to ban sex workers from the site. This obviously doesn't sit well with the folks at Sheri's Ranch, a brothel in Nevada. In a blog post on the company's site, it cuts LinkedIn down to size for the

Whether you're a new college graduate or you've spent years in the work force, one question seems to linger: "What should I DO with my life?" LinkedIn's founder, Reid Hoffman, says that's the wrong question to ask. Instead, professionals should be as

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and the policing of the new red-light district.

It was unavoidable. It was like I didn't exist. There are nearly 2,000 Ming Chens on LinkedIn. How did that happen?

Today's advice comes from James Caan, CEO of Hamilton Bradshaw, via LinkedIn: "The really innovative companies know full well the importance of nurturing and encouraging the right kind of atmosphere to let creativity flourish. The concept of cre

Which of the new online recruiting tools have you found most helpful?    

While still relying on candidate referrals from current employees, companies are embracing LinkedIn and a variety of subscription services for a more broad approach at attracting qualified candidates.    

This post originally appeared on LinkedIn. Follow Sallie on LinkedIn //   I am investing in 85 Broads, the 30,000-strong professional women’s network founded by the well-before-her-time Janet Hanson. For most of my career, I tried to avo

LinkedIn's decision to prevent prostitutes from using the site to market themselves has one legal brothel owner feeling, well, screwed. The business networking website announced...

According to a CareerBuilder study, 70% of employed people are actively looking for a job at any given time, but in the networking era, there are several tactics you can use to open career opportunities without explicitly verbalizing that y

A surprising number of college students don't use the professional-social network. Here's why that's a mistake -- especially for young entrepreneurs.

Not only is "prostitution" a tagged skill you can select on LinkedIn*, until just recently you could also advertise your services as a prostitute on...

Some entrepreneurs need to overhaul their lifestyle, but everyone can benefit from small tweaks to their routine.When we posted a new trick for shoehorning healthy habits into your schedule, LinkedIn lit up with several comments from business owners

LinkedIn just rolled out a number of changes to its privacy policy and user agreement, informing its more than 200 million members through a notice on the professional network's website. Most of the changes are simplification of the legalese. But one

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — LinkedIn and Facebook will celebrate the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn't be more different. LinkedIn Corp. promotes its servic

LinkedIn is in the process of recruiting a director of ad products, the company confirmed to Business Insider. "We look forward to hiring a top-notch candidate for this role. As we continue to invest in our Marketing Solutions business, we are lookin

Caterina Fake co-founded, then sold photo-sharing site Flickr to Yahoo in 2005. She left Yahoo/Flickr in 2008. LinkedIn thinks she should go back. She just tweeted this funny job suggestion from LinkedIn. LinkedIn says I could apply to be Sr. Produc

Here's why your company's Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other social media campaigns aren't performing as well as they could be.Over the past five years, social media has become an increasingly important part of many companies' marketing

Reid Hoffman says it took him 15 years after graduating from Stanford in 1990 to figure out what he was really doing with his life. Figure it out, he did! Hoffman is now the billionaire cofounder of LinkedIn, a $19 billion public company. During thos

LinkedIn will let advertisers sponsor content on the feed and launch a Privacy Portal for users.

Leonhard Widrich and Joel Gascoigne were classmates at England's University of Warwick. The pair founded a startup together Buffer, that helps you share Tweets, Facebook posts and LinkedIn updates more intelligently. Seven weeks later,

Many users describe a surge in activity on the social network. Truth is, it's been a long-time coming.

Read about YouTube's paid channels, Facebook's international growth, LinkedIn's new 'Channels' and more social-media news.

To hear successful entrepreneurs talk about it, founding a startup sounds like something no sane person should try. LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman says that starting a company is like "throwing yourself off a cliff and assembling an airplane on the

The idea for LinkedIn didn't just spring fully formed into Reid Hoffman's head. He had been experimenting with the idea of social networks for years. His first try was a dating service in 1997 called SocialNet. It was an ambitious idea. Not only woul

LinkedIn Today, the section of the social network that pulls in news from around the Web along with original content from contributors, got a major redesign today that lets you subscribe to new "Channels" for specific topics.  The update is liv

Ten years ago, entrepreneur Reid Hoffman had a vision for a website that could help create and foster important business connections among professionals.He co-founded a site called LinkedIn with the tag line "Relationships matter." The social media g

If this guy can build a thriving group on industrial water treatment (no, really), you can be master of your own niche on LinkedIn.There are almost 2 million LinkedIn Groups, since any of the more than 200 million LinkedIn users can create one. Does

Here's how Dave Kerpen, the CEO of Likeable Local, you get started with the likes of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

To celebrate the social media giant's 10th birthday, read about best practices for business owners.

Hiring, management, and promotions have traditionally been based on things like résumés, what college you went to, and interviews that are fundamentally biased and opinion based. That's all changing. As Dan Shapero, LinkedIn's VP of Tal

To start your Monday, we have how LinkedIn changed the way we work,why early stage VCs need to be careful about intros from bankersand SNL makes fun of Google Glass. The post peHUB First Read appeared first on peHUB.

Smart investors long ago realized that LinkedIn is more than just an improved online job board.

Today is LinkedIn's 10th birthday. The professional social network is over 200 million members strong. LinkedIn has gone through tons of site redesigns and added features and services to help its users connect even further. But here's what Linke

The saddest day on Twitter yet, Wall Street still loves LinkedIn. Investors? They're not so sure. And so much more!The post peHUB Second Opinion 5.3 appeared first on peHUB.

Read about LinkedIn's disappointing second-quarter forecast, Google's plans for your app activity data, Warren Buffett's new online presence, and more social-media news.

Tech stocks ended the week with strong gains Friday, as bellwethers such as Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and EMC Corp. advanced and most of the sector joined in a broad-market rally fueled by reaction to the latest U.S. employment figures.

Shares of LinkedIn slumped nearly 13% Friday despite some analysts raising their price targets, as investors continued to digest its disappointing outlook.

LinkedIn's surging share price cooled Friday as the social network projected slower revenue growth next quarter following a decision to lower the number of display ads that the website shows.

LinkedIn Corp.'s (LNKD) surging share price cooled Friday as the professional social network projected slower revenue growth next quarter following a decision to lower the number of display ads that the website shows.

LinkedIn’s weaker-than-expected outlook spooks investors, although many analysts say the miss is more of a hiccup given the social network’s growth prospects. Several brokers raised their price targets on the stock.