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• The day of the password is done

  When the popular Web site Gawker was hacked into recently, more than a million user IDs and passwords were released. If you were one of the people compromised that's annoying -- very annoying. Not that it's a big deal that someone could log into a gossip site under your name. But many of those people used those same IDs and passwords on other sites that are a wee bit more important, such as LinkedIn. Now, that's a problem.

  By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols | 05 January, 2011 00:38

  Tags: LinkedIn, security

• 5 LinkedIn Groups to Boost Your Social Media Savvy

  How familiar are you with LinkedIn Groups? This section of the social networking site (found on the top navigation bar) is dedicated to communities of professionals based on common interests, experiences, affiliation and goals. Groups can be a great source of industry information and discussions, as well as an effective way to connect with likeminded professionals.

  By Kristin Burnham | 05 March, 2010 07:00

  Tags: LinkedIn, social media, social networking

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  Can your online past come back to haunt you?

  When it comes to some aspects of finding a job by social networking, such as online reputation management, Sean Ryan, senior vice president of engineering and a hiring manager at online measurement tools vendor Lyris, has a completely opposite view than most. The vast majority of recruiting professionals say it's important to make sure there's nothing online that could be too personal or embarrassing or that might turn off potential employers doing a background check.

  By David Ramel | 11 May, 2009 08:42

  Tags: Facebook, it careers, LinkedIn, online profile, social networking, twitter

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  Your online reputation: Leveraging LinkedIn

  Make the most of your LinkedIn account. Part 3 in our series on how to maneuver your professional reputation through Web 2.0.

  By Jennifer Kavur | 26 February, 2009 09:48

  Tags: LinkedIn, online reputation, web 2.0

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  LinkedIn Users Debate Whether CIO Means "Career is Over"

  In LinkedIn Answers this week, director at IBM Global Services Yaseen Babbar raised the question, "What is the future of the 'CIO' position in organizations?"

  By Jennifer Kavur | 24 February, 2009 09:38

  Tags: LinkedIn

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  Social networking behind the firewall

  Microsoft calls it TownSquare. Deloitte hosts D Street. IBM has its Beehive, and Best Buy its BlueShirt Nation.

  By Mary Brandel | 12 August, 2008 09:01

  Tags: Microsoft, Deloitte, D Street, IBM, Beehive, Best Buy, BlueShirt nation, social networks, social networking, LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace