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LinkedIn in the UK has reached yet another major benchmark by crossing the 10 million mark. It represents their third largest market after the US and India. LinkedIn has more than 175 million members currently globally.
If you think Pinterest is a website strictly marketed for the female demographic, you would be very wrong. Although, at the moment Pinterest has an 82% female user rate, it’s only a matter of time before that begins to balance out. Perfect for pretty much anyone, Pinterest is can be a valuable tool to market your skills and creativity, giving them a platform that millions will have access and be exposed to.
Over the past few months LinkedIn has been undergoing major changes in its design. The site has a cleaner interface. Adding people is also easier and you only need to scroll down to load more potential contacts.
If you take a look at the top right of this site, you'll notice a set of new icons that will give you quick access to our presence on the web. The six icons above are part of the Social Media Icon Set 1. The set contains PNG icons for 28 of the popular social media and other sites and are available in 16×16, 24×24, 32×32, 48×48 and 64×64 sizes.
If you're a regular LinkedIn user and keep in touch with your contacts regularly, Hookflash makes this a breeze. Hookflash will allow you to make video calls, voice calls and messaging with any of your LinkedIn contacts around the world by using just your Wifi connection. If you have the iPad with Wifi and 3G/4G, then you can use your 3G or 4G network to call.
By now, most the WWW is abuzz with the security compromise at Linkedin. It is good to note that the team at Linkedin have been quick to respond and have blocked all the compromised accounts requiring you to reset your Linkedin password. Affected users have also been informed by email.
Ever since it's IPO last month, troubles haven't been far away for Facebook. Bloomberg declared it to be the worst IPO in a decade and today the stock price is currently trading well below its listing price of $38. And, yesterday Facebook was inaccessible for many users.
Facebook released the latest version of their app for Windows Phones. This new version brings in a lot of new features to the existing app and is available for all users mobile users running Windows Phone 7.5.
WordStream has an infographic that takes a detailed look at Facebook Ads network and Google Adwords and Adsense as it stands today. Google is a clear winner currently. But, does Facebook stand a chance?
Messenger is a new app that brings Facebook to your desktop. While you surf the web or use other applications on your computer, you can: Chat and message with your friends on Facebook See the latest updates from your friends in ticker Get quick notifications about what’s going on Messenger lets you use Facebook without being on www.facebook.