In a troubled economy LinkedIn has become a source for job seekers to connect with friend and colleagues to try and land a new position. Whether you’re new to LinkedIn or think you have yet to reach your potential with this business social networking platform, here are some tips that could help you get on track.
1. Don’t Get in Picture Trouble
2. Write a Descriptive Professional Headline
3. Properly Label Websites Displaying Your Work or Blog
4. Consider a Vanity URL
5. Finish with a Strong, SEO-Friendly Summary
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There are tens of millions of dollars transacted on Facebook via social games and virtual goods, yet Facebook itself has yet to directly take a cut of these earnings. Developers have several ways of processing transactions including PayPal, Zong, and Mobillcash, but Internet sources report Facebook is looking to provide its own payment processing solutions to boost revenues.
Last month Facebook began testing a system where users could purchase credits for $1 per 100. The initial concept allowed people to share credits with friends for status updates that they enjoyed, but think of all the other possibilities of a virtual currency such as ‘Facebook Credits’. Users could enter their payment information into a secure Facebook form one time and have the power to purchase across the entire Facebook platform including apps and
third-party sites using Facebook Connect. With Facebook recently passing the 200 million user mark, this is a more than viable revenue model.
