Linkedin News

Djursholm - A Swedish man posted information on his professional networking LinkedIn account that has led him to receive a five-million kronor ($750,000) additional tax bill.

The founder of Twitter recently headlined a summit in Japan to offer advice to the country's entrepreneurs - but what should an entrepreneur do to gain Twitter followers and to move forward with 140-character nuggets?

LinkedIn, the social networking site for 'professionals', has seen a 10% rise in profits for the last quarter of 2012. This has led to an increase in its share price.

Los Angeles - Since the growth of LinkedIn, a social networking website for people in professional job positions, many have pegged the question: is the recruiting industry dead? As the employment pool grows and the job vacancies shrink, companies rely on recruitment.

Facebook is considering allowing users to pay $1 to send messages direct to people who are not their friends. A small trial has been set up by the social media site.

When we tweet or post links on Facebook, it’s hard to tell if anyone is clicking on them. And it's also challenging to tell which channels are performing better than others. Now a new platform can more accurately measure your social media efforts.

Sydney - In July, Twitter decided it wasn’t going to post tweets that automatically went to LinkedIn. It’s now looking like there’s a split of interests, at least among LinkedIn users.

New data about social media from Pew Research reveals that a growing number of Internet users are sharing their own pictures and curating pictures found elsewhere online. Pew calls the use of these images the new 'social currency' of the Internet.

Sydney - LinkedIn is the “prestige” social media site. It’s also a highly profitable global business, on its way to racking up a $1 billion per year result. The big significance of LinkedIn is that it’s also a very likely business model for the future.

Professional social network LinkedIn is having a very good day after its stock reportedly jumped up 10 percent in premarket trading today.