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VIDEO: LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman Addresses Speculation They Will Buy XING

Submitted by Chris on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 8:29am |

Quick interview with Reid Hoffman at the TechCrunch 50 event (annual web startup conference) about speculation, rumors, and some of his predictions for what the future holds for some of the brightest online startups and social networking sites, including LinkedIn.

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LinkedIn Reaches 47 Million Members

Submitted by Chris on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 8:21am

I had bookmarked a TechCrunch article last month about how LinkedIn has reached 45 million users, but never blogged it. Checking out the LinkedIn Press section this morning, it seems the site is now up to 47 million users.

Other stats include:

  • LinkedIn has over 47 million members in over 200 countries and territories around the world.
  • A new member joins LinkedIn approximately every second, and about half of our members are outside the U.S.
  • Executives from all Fortune 500 companies are LinkedIn members.


Is there a plateau around the corner or do you think they will continue growing at this speed for the next few years?

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Netflix CEO Has No Fear - Publishes Talent Acquisition Strategy in the Public View

Submitted by Chris on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 8:06am |

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings releases his company's take on a values & culture "manual" which leaves nothing up to the imagination.

Details include their "rockstars only" hiring policy, a policy of no vacation policy, and guidelines and methodology behind a culture of of autonomy, responsibility and effectiveness.

Love to see more companies trash the corporate BS mission statements and get real.

Hastings, you are my new hero!

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