Tag: LinkedIn
500 Million LinkedIn Users’ Data Leaked Online
Earlier this week, the personal data of over 533 million Facebook users leaked online. We now have yet another data leak involving over 500...
LinkedIn iOS App Copies All Clipboard Content Without Permission: Report
The LinkedIn app on iOS has apparently been copying the clipboard contents on iPhones and iPads without intimating the user. A spokesperson for the...
LinkedIn Now Lets You Record and Display Your Name’s Pronunciation
When you're in diverse work environments, getting the pronunciation of your colleague or business partner's name right can get quite tricky. In some cases,...
LinkedIn Rolls out Polls and Virtual Events
LinkedIn has started rolling out a new Polls feature that lets you gather valuable feedback from your network and 'LinkedIn Virtual Events' made possible...
Blockchain and AI Top LinkedIn’s List of Emerging Jobs in India
Popular Microsoft-owned professional social media platform LinkedIn released a report listing the emerging jobs of 2020 earlier this week. Topping the list are jobs...
LinkedIn Ran Facebook Ads Targeting 18 Million Non-Members
An investigation by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) found that LinkedIn had processed hashed email addresses of approximately 18 million non-LinkedIn members and targeted...
LinkedIn Launches Snapchat Stories-like ‘Student Voices’ Video Snippets
Just like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and many other sites that borrowed from Snapchat, LinkedIn has also ripped off the Stories feature.
The feature was first...
Oyo and Cure.Fit are the Hottest Indian Startups In LinkedIn List
Five-year-old hospitality startup Oyo, health and wellness firm Cure.Fit, and on-demand delivery service dunzo.in are among the top 25 companies that made it to...
Chinese Intelligence Officials Go Headhunting on LinkedIn to Spy on US
Back in December last year, India's Intelligence Bureau revealed that some Chinese apps such as SHAREit come installed with spyware, prompting the Defence Ministry...
LinkedIn Adds Voice Messages, But Users Fear Marketing Spam
LinkedIn on Thursday announced that it is adding support for voice messaging to its platform. The feature will enable users to send spoken messages...
LinkedIn Introduces Native QR Code For Profiles
In an attempt to make it easier for users to check out someone's profile on LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned social networking platform has added QR...
LinkedIn is Rolling Out a New Design for User Profiles
Microsoft-owned social media platform for professionals, LinkedIn, is rolling out a new design for user profiles which intends to make it easier for others...
LinkedIn AutoFill Flaw Exposed Your Profile, Job History to Just About Anyone
Facebook has been battered over privacy limitations and the abuse of nearly a billion users' data but it has a fellow social network trying...
LinkedIn Gets GIF Support in Direct Messages
With the wave of startups and liberal workplaces, even professional networking is being refashioned. And over time we've observed LinkedIn, the biggest known professional...
LinkedIn to Introduce Auto-playing Video Ads
It appears as if auto-playing video advertisements aren't going anywhere. While Google is working to control the nuisance of auto-playing video ads in Chrome...
Even LinkedIn Cannot Resist Copying Snapchat-Style Filters for Videos
Every social media network has enjoyed its share of "inspiration" from Snapchat and the most recent one to fall in line is LinkedIn. The...
LinkedIn Now Lets You Easily ‘Ask for a Referral’ Before Applying for Jobs
You are four times more likely to hear back from a Human Resource manager over a job you applied for if you already know...
LinkedIn Learning and Google Partner for Android Development Courses
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn saw a 34 percent growth in the demand for Android developers in terms of job listings over the past two years. To...
LinkedIn’s New Scheduler Feature Eases Recruitment Process
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn has launched a new tool to simplify the recruitment process for both recruiters and candidates. The tool, called 'Scheduler' allows automation of...
Microsoft’s Resume Assistant Tool Now Lets Office 365 Users Create Great CVs
Microsoft unveiled its LinkedIn-powered Resume Assistant tool for Word back in November last year, making it possible for users to conveniently create a solid résumé...