Posts tagged ‘Social Network’

Do you ever dream of a simple, easy way to get rich and solve your insecurities about financial lack? I do, and I suspect I am not all that different from any one else. If you’re like me you will also dismiss that dream as foolish and hopeless.

Yet it is this very skepticism that makes a few good get-quick-rich ideas foolish and hopeless, not the ideas themselves. There are many viable, good ways of getting rich quick. Winning the lottery is an example. It is just that the probabilities are rather small. Gambling aside, where the odds are fixed and stacked against you, it is only our own skepticism that reduces the probabilities of some simple, brilliant get-rich-quick ideas.

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Professional/career social network LinkedIn continues to feel the pressure from other social networks, particularly Facebook, when it comes to offering users a more lively and engaging environment while maintaining the dignified, professional atmosphere the company has sought to convey.
On Oct. 28, LinkedIn announced its application platform and an initial offering of nine business-oriented applications, each carefully selected to be consistent with LinkedIn’s strategy to be a serious network for grown-ups:
Amazon Reading List: “Extend your professional profile by sharing the books you’re reading with other LinkedIn members.” (Display your Amazon reading list in your LinkedIn profile.)
WordPress: “Connect your virtual lives with the WordPress LinkedIn Application.” (Automatically display your latest WordPress blog posts.)
Box.net Files: “Manage all your important files online (through your LinkedIn profile).”
SixApart’s Blog Link: “Get the most of your LinkedIn relationships by connecting your blog to your LinkedIn profile.”
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