Tally the numbers in this week’s Top 5 most-shared articles across LinkedIn and here’s what you’ll find:
17 rules for success;
4 American tech giants and
10 ways in which they’re battling;
a 28-year-old entrepreneur worth
$600 million, maybe;
5 ways to keep your top employees happy; and
52 references to Steve Jobs
I first heard about Leila roughly a year ago, when I read her interview in TechCrunch. It captured my imagination, because she was able to use crowdsourcing to directly deliver work to the poor and impact the world. So, I was thrilled to have Leila over at LinkedIn for the most recent edition of our Speaker Series.
Samasource is an internet non-profit with the mission of alleviating poverty in developing countries by giving people the opportunity to do “microwork.” Applying Henry Ford’s assembly line thinking to the standard outsourcing model, Samasource takes large data projects from its clients and breaks them down to small discrete tasks that can be accomplished over the internet by thousands of workers in developing countries.
Transforming our careers and creating economic opportunity for our members is a goal we strive towards daily at LinkedIn. On October inDay, we did exactly that.
Ed. note: Starting today, LinkedIn is now available in Japanese. Japanese professionals can now sign-up for LinkedIn in Japanese here. This is a welcome post from Arvind Rajan, Managing Director and Vice President of APAC and Japan at LinkedIn.
I am thrilled to be here in Tokyo today to announce the launch of LinkedIn in Japanese, and to formally open our new office in Tokyo, Japan. This is a big milestone for LinkedIn as we continue to expand internationally and connect talent with opportunity at massive scale.
Please note: We’ve updated the name of this new feature to LinkedIn Alumni to more accurately represent the importance of exchanging insights with your alumni network – Ed.
What’s the most valuable outcome of your college years? If you think it’s your degree, you’re only partially right. Beyond the knowledge you gained in school, your alumni network is one of the most important benefits you earned. In the years since college, your classmates have become experienced professionals, industry experts, potential clients and trusted colleagues – in short, people who can help you expand your horizons.
