Watch LinkedIn Grow [pics]

Every Cinco de Mayo LinkedIn celebrates its anniversary.

Back in May 5th, 2003, the LinkedIn network started with just 10 people — the founding employees connected to each other. Since then, it’s grown into one of  the world’s largest professional network with more than 100 million professionals in over 200 countries and territories. LinkedIn currently has over 1,000 employees in 12 offices around the world, including London, Paris, Sydney, and Mumbai.

Here are some pretty cool pics that show LinkedIn’s growth in both number of users and number of employees.

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LinkedIn at 500,000 Users

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Why Reddit Continues to be Relevant

reddit vs diggWay back in August 2010, the social news website Digg.com updated to version 4 – more or less sealing its doom. The site was down for most of the day, leaving people unable to either search it or use it, and very few of the site’s visitors enjoyed the interface and feature changes which came along with the update.

According to Digg’s top brass, these changes were meant to bring in more revenue to the site, giving corporations and companies more control over content and more exposure for their own content. However, this went against what many people felt was the point of Digg:  allowing anyone to potentially make the front page of the site. Traffic to the site took a huge hit and has been trying to rebound ever since.

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3 Ways to Ensure You Never Miss Out on a Job Offer

job hunterProspects for job hunters aren’t exactly rosy right now. Unless you’ve been living in a cave (an option that seems increasingly attractive as rent levels continue to rise) you’ll have been confronted with some pretty ugly statistics about the jobs market. It’s a struggle, no two ways about it.

The time and effort required to do a good application is considerable. To receive a rejection, or even not to get a reply at all, is heartbreaking. However, finding out that you were made an offer but didn’t receive it feels even worse. Surprisingly this is not an uncommon occurrence. Making yourself as contactable as possible is one the absolute easiest ways to make sure you don’t miss out. It’s so simple that people forget to think about it. That can cost you a job.

Here are 3 things to look out for.

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Blogging: The Small Business Way

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Blogging has different meanings for different people. It would only be logical that entrepreneurs who use blogs as a marketing tool should likewise utilize it specifically to market goods and services. It is crucial for local businesses to maintain a blog in order for them to be competitive. However, having a blog does not mean that a business will instantly reap the rewards. However, a business blog’s inability to produce positive results is often due to entrepreneurs not knowing how to blog the correct way.

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4 iPad Alternatives

ipad alternativesIf you’re interested in exploring what the tablet hype is all about but do not want to lock yourself to Apple’s iTunes and App Store, there are many alternatives for you to consider.

While Mac fans will be encouraging you not to consider any other tablet than the iPad, keep in mind that the iPad does not have a built-in HDMI port or a memory-card slot to add storage, and still has no Flash support. Also, take a look at these 3 Problems with Apple’s iPad.

Here is a review of 4 tablet alternatives to the iPad.

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‘China’s Facebook’ Renren Seeks NYSE Listing [Data]

renren logoAccording to AsiaTimesOnline.com, Renren, known as the “Facebook of China”, will be listed in the New York Stock Exchange next month, raising up to US$584 million.

Here is a break down of Renren, including demographic and traffic data.

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HootSuite Talks to Spanish Speaking Community

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Owl-Quixote

 

On April 21, 2011 there are several websites down. Among the affected are  HootSuite, Reddit, Foursquare and Quora. The problems appear to be caused by an issue affecting the Amazon Web Services. The company claims that are working to resolve the problem. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Relational Database Service and Amazon Elastic Beanstalk also appear to be experiencing problems. The issues were all visible on 4/21/2011 at Amazon’s AWS Service Health Dashboard.

While critics may be quick to point the drawbacks of cloud computing, it is important to keep a cool head and keep a full picture of cloud computing: benefits and drawbacks. Organizations that really heavily on cloud computing need to have an appropriate plan of action to tackle downtime problems.

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5 Group Buying Sites to Stalk

group buyingGroup buying sites are becoming a popular online destination for many shoppers. The range of offers and deals mean that consumers can save on a number of different products and experiences. If you are looking to find a new online site where you can access a plethora of discounts, you should visit the below sites and start saving money – there’s something for everyone in all of these.

Parents Deals

Parents Deals is a website that offers discounts for people who are on the way to, already started, or have growing families. The site offers savings on products from brands that they trust and recommend for parents with no tipping point, like Groupon or LivingSocial.

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4 Little Known Facts About Startups in the USA

Are you dying to join the growing ranks of startup companies? If you are, you’re definitely not alone! Most startups are much more about hard work and dedication than instant riches and world-wide renown, but break-out companies have been able to prove that there’s always an exception to every rule.

Groupon's Today Deal

 

If you’re truly passionate about your vision for the future, you just might be the Twitter or Groupon of the future. Before making your final decision to start down this path, consider these  4 little known facts and trends:

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