So, people wonder if rolling out the new features in LinkedIn works -- check out this case study about "Sarah" who used the LinkedIn SlideShare application to get interviews for a new job . . .
Many of my colleagues and friends have been pulled into LinkedIn through the invite friends feature.
I always chuckle when someone comes to me and says, "I got a invitation to join this online thing in my email box." Then, I generally launch into the basics of LinkedIn and the value it has as a resume, career builder and networking tool.
Here is an excellent presentation by Guy Kawasaki on the value of LinkedIn which appeared as Slideshare.net's October 30, 2008 SlideShow of the Day:
LinkedIn has released several new features to make it's service more useful to the many users who found themselves "linked-in" through connections with our colleagues. I'm not going to duplicate the efforts of other bloggers to highlight these features - here is a short list of posts highlighting LinkedIn's new applications:
Back from a useful eMetrics conference and while I digest the information dispensed, I thought I'd compile links to posts highlighting the different sessions.
For most of these posts, I have included a photo of the author -- this is a visual cue to easily pick out author styles to highlight colleagues who were busy blogging the conference.
Let me know if I've left out any major posts . . .
Social Media: Social Network Analysis. Internet based communities have been widely discussed since the arrival of the concept Web 2.0. So far, the opportunities and risks of business models based on such user groups are not fully clear. Therefore a more fundamental understanding of community-based social structures is needed. First results for two top forums and once collaboration network. Fred Türling (SHS Viveon AG)
Social Media: Word of Mouth Marketing Metrics. This panel described their efforts to compute how receptive customers are to referral-based advertising in order to determine how much of their promotional budgets should be allocated and how to determine their return on that investment. Sandra Ponce de Leon (BuzzLogic) Ann Green (Millward Brown)
Social Media: Web 2.0 Measurements in Today's B2B World. An overview of the data and analytic challenges involved in making social media accountable for driving revenue based on real-world experience integrating traditional direct marketing with social media. Joshua Siler (Babcock & Jenkins)
Social Media: Mobile Analytics is Calling You. Learn about the challenges and the differences that come with the mobile web. Sign up for the www.webanalyticsbook.com rss feed to be the first to download the FREE Mobile Analytics E-Book when it is released.
SlideShare.net now has a new widget -- Presentation Pack -- that lets you display a collection of presentations on your blog (from your tags, groups or events).