Articles by Daniel Roth
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It would be hard to count the number of people who have been influenced by Bill Gates: early employees of Microsoft; Gates Foundation grantees across the world; nonprofit innovators. But when Gates needs guidance, where does he turn?
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- Thought Leaders
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If Richard Branson lost it all, what would he do to come back? How does he define success? And what role did luck play in getting him to the top of the business world?
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Today, Sir Richard Branson set a new record at LinkedIn, becoming the first LinkedIn Influencer to cross the 1 million follower mark. Branson, the founder of Virgin, was one of the charter contributors in Influencer, a program we launched six weeks ago that gives a select group of thought leaders the ability to write long-form content on LinkedIn and have their words and sharing activity be followed by our 187 million members. The program has been a huge success, with 6 million total following relationships and nearly 1,400 articles posted.
But Branson is in a league of his own. Let me provide a bit of context: He now has twice the number of followers as his nearest competitor. That thought-leader? Barack Obama.
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- Thought Leaders
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When Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke testified in front of the Senate last month on the state of the economy, he pulled out a peculiar phrase to describe the job market. While U.S. employers added 200,000 jobs a month at the end of 2011 and into 2012, he noted that the numbers had since tanked; in the second quarter, only 75,000 jobs were added each month. Looking up from his prepared remarks, Bernanke declared a “loss of momentum in job creation.”
That’s not a loss of momentum, that’s a crisis. And we want your help.
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- Opportunity
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Facebook won the most-shared-story week with its $1 billion purchase of Instagram. Of the Top 10 articles shared by professionals, four were about the purchase. But on a much more personal level, the social network also made news. This time, though, it was COO Sheryl Sandberg’s admission that she leaves work at 5:30 p.m., has been doing so since she had her first child, and is no longer ashamed to admit it.
Top 5 most-shared articles by LinkedIn members (April 5, 2012 — April 12, 2012) Follow @LinkedInToday
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- LinkedIn News
