Editor’s Note: We’d like to share with you the announcement related to our 2013 first quarter earnings. We’ll also be providing live updates from the earnings call on StockTwits starting at 2pm Pacific Time today.
Today, we reported our financial results for the first quarter of 2013. We had a strong quarter with member engagement and financial results reaching record levels.
I love talking money. I like helping people understand how it works, how it’s built and how it can be spent. As a financial advisor, I meet people from all walks of life with a wide range of experiences and needs. I’ve seen a real shift in the last few years where I’m engaging with clients who are much savvier about their finances, coming to me with more information they get in social media. More and more, my clients are turning to places like LinkedIn to gain control over financial decisions, to connect with like-minded peers or advisors, and to seek insights as they make decisions.
A recent LinkedIn study Influencing The Mass Affluent found that close to 90% of people with assets between $100K – $1M turn to social media to help them make important financial decisions.
There are hundreds of ways for us to express ourselves in our daily lives. From the clothes we wear to the words we choose to use, the pictures we share and the music we play — the possibilities are endless.
This is equally important in the professional context, as no two professionals are alike. For the first time, you will now have the ability to showcase your unique professional story using rich, visual content on your LinkedIn profile. This means you can illustrate your greatest achievements in the form of stunning images, compelling videos, innovative presentations and more. From the analyst who makes annual predictions on tech trends to the 3D animator who is looking to fund a new short film, the opportunities are limitless for how professionals can now use the LinkedIn profile to help showcase these unique stories in a visual way.
Singapore LinkedIn members, you’re 1 in a million! I’m thrilled to announce that we now have more than 1 million LinkedIn members in Singapore. Our membership has doubled since we opened our Asia-Pacific headquarters here in 2011, a true testament to the country’s reputation as a hub for talent in the region and the growing interest in professional networking.
At LinkedIn, our members always come first. To celebrate this important milestone, we’re recognizing Singapore’s Power Profiles, members who’ve leveraged LinkedIn to the fullest to be better at what they do. Here are a few Power Profiles we hope will inspire you to make the most of your LinkedIn profile:
A recruiter once told me that he always has two stacks of resumes on his desk: one super tall stack of resumes he receives unsolicited from the Internet and one very short stack of resumes that have been passed along from people he knows and trusts.
