about linkedin - now allows you to upload a photo

I dont know how I feel about this. The fact that linkedin was only text added an element of value. Something about this makes me think that linkedin might take the albeit succesful turn to a popularity contest. Right now you are judged on your words.. but now you will be judged by your image.. I started to use my skull logo in lieu of a profile image for just such a reason.. My ugly mug would scare ppl off!

I can just imagine ppl putting puppy dogs and whatnot as their icon.. and I suppose that is similar to an image you would put up in your cubicle.. but I think that linkedin is supposed to be more offical than that.. its almost like they could of gotten the offical picture from your employer and used that.. or your drivers license picture from the DMV

about Linkedin

One of the most important things you can ever do is sign up for a free linkedin account. For those of you that dont know what Linkedin.com is.. it is essentially an online resume centric social network. there are no images, and no pokes.. but there are testimonials (comments) and following in their cousin facebooks footsteps linkedin will be releasing an API in the coming months.

So basically it works like this, you fill out your resume (profile :) and in the process register like facebook with your work email addresses to verify current employment.. a slick feature. you then can search your network of contacts from your gmail, yahoo, aol accounts.. etc and friend your business contacts. they can then comment on your work performance at a certain job.

so thats the basic stuff.. but imagine what you can do with this.. you can search for
anyone from anywhere.. and find out who they know... where they worked etc.. for research alone this is essential.. but if you are on a job search.. this is the ONLY WAY to talk to these people. the user base of linkedin is so ceo heavy it blows my mind, its like the executives use it and the employees are just now catching on.



http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessesaves

check out how I setup my linkedin page, I have my email address as my name so that people can friend me and contact me without paying for membership or going to extra trouble.. EVERY BIT COUNTS.. this is your career we are playing for.. ask your friends to give you a testimonial.. Add me if you like! I have 950 contacts on linkedin..

about linkedin

as of right now, I have 805 linkedin connections.. http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessesaves

about LinkedIn API Plans to Compete with Facebook

Dan Farber at ZDNet reports today that in a conversation last Friday, LinkedIn founder and Chairman Reid Hoffman told him that over the next 9 months, LinkedIn will be opening up to developers via a series of APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).

What this means in plain English for non-techies is that LinkedIn will make it possible for developers to build applications that not only use LinkedIn data, but actually perform LinkedIn functions. For example, Hoffman said that one possible use might be to “create a way for users who spend more time socially in Facebook to get LinkedIn notifications.”

my linkedin profile is http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessesaves