Netflix Comcast, Windows Phone Leak, PS4 Japan, Silicon Valley Sitcom [Tech News Digest]
Netflix and Comcast deal, Windows Phone 8.1 leaks, Sony launches PlayStation 4 in Japan, Microsoft cuts price of Windows 8.1, WhatsApp goes down, new Google Maps emerges from beta, LinkedIn introduces blocking, and Silicon Valley gets TV show.
Block Annoying Contacts On LinkedIn With The New Member Blocking Feature
Ever wished for a quieter LinkedIn personal page? LinkedIn just answered your requests with a new blocking feature. The "Member Blocking" feature has now rolled out to all users for another layer of privacy.
Stay Connected: 4 Browser Plugins To Bring Social Media To Your Inbox
There's more to social media than simply following huge feeds of endless updates. Bring the most useful features of social media to your email inbox with these plugins.
LinkedIn Integrates With Pulse For Professional News Aggregation, Social Sharing
LinkedIn has now integrated heavily with Pulse to launch a new way of consuming professional news on mobile and desktop, replacing the current LinkedIn Today.
Bring The Power Of LinkedIn To Your iPhone Apple Mail With LinkedIn Intro
The creator of Rapportive has announced a new tool for Apple Mail called LinkedIn Intro for iPhone, which is going to make LinkedIn even more valuable and make Apple Mail seriously rock.
Never Annoy Your Friends On Social Media Again With Buffer For iOS
Fear not, one who overshares, Buffer is the solution you need. It allows you to go crazy sharing all the things you find, and it spreads them out for you.
LinkedIn Gives The Workforce Two New Tools To Manage Jobs And Careers
LinkedIn has unveiled two new mobile tools. Mobile Work With Us and Recruiter Mobile should help to usher the recruitment process from the desktop to the mobile age.
6 Reasons You Should Be Using LinkedIn: How It Helped Me
You've seen the word "LinkedIn". What is this social network for professionals actually for? Could it be that you're missing out?
Why Am I Seeing This Ad? How Social Media Ads Target You
Every social media site out there shows us ads. But sometimes, those ads can get very specific towards you, often showing you ads that seem creepy and stalkerish. How do they do that?
Buffer Adds Ability To Schedule Updates To Your LinkedIn Company Page
Multi-network posting app Buffer is on a roll. After adding custom timings for scheduled posts and then adding Google+ to its supported networks, it now lets users post to LinkedIn Company Pages directly.
Don't Like LinkedIn? 5 Other Social Networks That Can Help You Land A Job
LinkedIn has been the goto social network for finding a job as of late, and honestly, why shouldn't it be? However, LinkedIn isn't the only way you can find a job. There are other social networks out there perfect for helping you finding the perfect job. Some of them are well-hidden, and some are the usual suspects. The point is that you don't have to limit yourself, and yes, there are plenty of places out there willing to accept your resumé, especially if you style it right.
5 Tips To Research A Company Before You Sit Down For A Job Interview
Companies aren't just looking for another grunt worker to add to their team - they want someone who's excited, motivated, and eager to contribute to said company's mission. You aren't the only one interviewing, so if it comes down to two candidates where one has researched and the other hasn't, you can be sure they'll go with the former. Pre-interview company research will be worth your while. Here's where you can look and what you should be looking for.
The LinkedIn Connections You Don't Want — How Marketers Target You
With the advent of the Internet, and particularly social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter, Marketers now have a whole toolbox full of tricks to convert you into a buying customer. The reality for most people on social networks is that they want to spend time connecting with others, and maybe even landing a new job. LinkedIn in particular is a powerful tool that you can use to market yourself and your skills to the world. However, there's a dark side to LinkedIn too, and that's the sea of online marketers that are masquerading as regular users, and trolling the social network to find their next lead.
How To Make Your LinkedIn Profile Irresistible
If social media has turned us into digital narcissists, then we should be building up our resume on LinkedIn all the more as it is a valuable platform for professional networking. Welcome to the digital age where we can be made or broken with what we are linked to (pun intended) on the web. So, it's time to make your LinkedIn profile irresistible.
8 LinkedIn Hacks You Should Use To Further Your Career
If you're a jobseeker or just keen to move up in the world, you've probably set up a LinkedIn profile and started building a network there. You may have put a little thought into your profile at some point and then probably let it stagnate somewhat between moments of enthusiasm for career-building behaviour. However, this need not be the case. There are a number of great hacks you can use with LinkedIn.
Combine Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, & Google Reader To Make Sense Of Real Time News
Bottlenose is a strange name for a web service that aims to tie together your social networks in one place. But then this new application is all about ‘smarter collective intelligence’ that it gathers from your Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google Reader accounts. It makes sense to name it after a dolphin – one of the most intelligent creatures we know about.
10 Little Known LinkedIn Features That Make It More Fun To Professionally Network
You definitely have more Facebook contacts, but I am pretty sure it is the LinkedIn contact you would put with to get that career recommendation. It still is your best online resume. So, without further ado let’s check out ten LinkedIn tips that help you make it more relevant…and fun.
LinkedIn Guide: Build Your Living Resume
Learn the true power of LinkedIn. Whether you're looking for a job or looking to hire new talent, LinkedIn is a resource you can't afford to miss.
Sonar Finds Your Friends Of Friends In Nearby Venues (+250 Invites) [iPhone/Android]
Have you ever wondered what possible real-life use you could have for geo-based social applications things like Foursquare? I mean, besides when you're not just going out and telling your mates that you're having more fun than them. It seems the folks at Sonar did think of a great way to use Foursquare and the like - and it's really worth taking a look at.
Two Easy Ways To Create Visual Infographics Of Your Résumé
Creative jobseekers are always searching for new ways to distinguish themselves to potential employers. One of the quickest ways to do this is to make your résumé stand out from the crowd. Once you've got their attention, they'll hopefully notice all those great skills you have. In the meantime, you've got to turn your résumé into something which looks really interesting. And who's got the time for that?