Linkedin news and trends

LinkedIn’s 930 Million Users Unknowingly Train AI, Sparking Data Privacy Concerns
artificial intelligence // September 24, 2024

LinkedIn has thrust its 930 million users into an unexpected role: unwitting AI trainers, igniting a firestorm over data privacy and consumer trust. The professional networking giant’s recent User Agreement and Privacy Policy update, which will take effect on Nov. 20, has caused concern in...

LinkedIn Employs AI and Games to Promote Daily User Visits
Social Commerce // July 21, 2024

How often do you visit LinkedIn? The platform wants your answer to be “every day.” To that end, the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (FT), LinkedIn is offering artificial intelligence (AI)-powered career advice and has rolled out games to get its users visiting more often...

Beyond B2B: How Merchants Use LinkedIn to Reach High-Value Consumers
Social Commerce // June 28, 2024

As businesses look beyond traditional marketing channels to reach and influence consumers, one surprising player that has emerged is LinkedIn, with merchants extending the platform beyond B2B into B2C. Amazon, for instance, has garnered a following of 31 million on the platform. The company posts...

LinkedIn Adds Independent Creators’ Content to Its Advertising Options
Social Commerce // April 12, 2024

LinkedIn reportedly entered the influencer marketing business with last week’s launch of an offering that lets advertisers pay to amplify posts from independent creators. These new Thought Leader ads present an opportunity for brands to turn creators into brand ambassadors, as is commonly done on...

Interviews & Exclusives
From Coworking to Hiring, Subscription Models Take Over How We Work

January 24, 2024
As subscription models become the norm across all aspects of consumers’ day-to-day routines, recurring payments are becoming core to people’s work lives. Coworking app Groove launched its subscription program Tuesday (Jan. 23), for instance, offering on-demand, one-hour collaborative sessions for $18 per month or $120 per year, connecting solitary workers to others looking for accountability. […]

LinkedIn On Building The New Digital Corporate Commons

April 10, 2020
With a little over 675 million worldwide users, LinkedIn was a household name long before the coronavirus cut an incredibly wide trench through the global economy in general, and the...

TRENDING: How Credit Unions Give Digital the Personal Touch

September 23, 2019
Credit unions (CUs) are facing an ever-shifting financial services landscape. Advanced technology is increasingly raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members coming to expect the instant payments...

FIS Payments President On What Makes Innovation, Innovative

July 11, 2017
The basis of innovation is not the desire to create something new or even the inspiration to do so. Innovation occurs where there is a problem and a person with...

Quick Reads
LinkedIn to Show User Verification Badges Within Primary Feed

October 25, 2024
LinkedIn will reportedly begin showing user verification badges within its primary feed in November. This move comes after the company began verifying users in April 2023 to combat fake profiles, scams and misinformation fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), CNBC reported Friday (Oct. 25). “Being able to understand the authenticity of someone will be essentially critical […]

LinkedIn Employs AI and Games to Promote Daily User Visits

July 21, 2024
How often do you visit LinkedIn? The platform wants your answer to be “every day.” To that end, the Financial Times (FT) reported Sunday (FT), LinkedIn is offering artificial intelligence...

LinkedIn Adds Independent Creators’ Content to Its Advertising Options

April 12, 2024
LinkedIn reportedly entered the influencer marketing business with last week’s launch of an offering that lets advertisers pay to amplify posts from independent creators. These new Thought Leader ads present...

Indeed Intros AI Tools for Employers and Job Hunters

April 02, 2024
Indeed has debuted AI-powered tools to speed the process of seeking and filling jobs. The employment platform on Tuesday (April 2) debuted Smart Sourcing, artificial intelligence (AI)-powered products aimed at both employers...