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When I first heard of LinkedIn as a tech reporter in the early 2000s, I dismissed it as a Friendster for business. Wrong. Since then, LinkedIn has proved to be a disrupter of the entire recruiting market. And its coming IPO shows just how vital social networking is becoming.

Continue reading LinkedIn’s IPO Is Another Step in the Social Takeover of the Web

LinkedIn’s IPO Is Another Step in the Social Takeover of the Web originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:45:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Columns, Investing, Google , Facebook, Careers, eBay

Watching which way the talent is flowing in Silicon Valley can tell investors a lot. Even if a big brain drain isn’t a sure death knell for a major player, it can’t be ignored. And during the last couple of years, a lot of talent has been draining out of Silicon Valley icon Google.

Continue reading Google’s Talent Drain: Why Its Best Brains Are Bolting

Google’s Talent Drain: Why Its Best Brains Are Bolting originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:20:00.

Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Google , Microsoft, Facebook, Stocks in the News

Employers who used job cuts to save money during the economic crisis knew that layoffs would put strains on the workers who remained. But now, those cost-cutting measures are impairing their ability to attract the top talent they’ll need to rebound in the current sluggish economy.

Continue reading Layoffs and Budget Cuts Have Made Recruiting Tougher for U.S. Firms

Layoffs and Budget Cuts Have Made Recruiting Tougher for U.S. Firms originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:00:00.

Filed Under: Columns, Economy, Small Business