LinkedIn stock jumps 10% in after-hours trading on strong Q4 results

LinkedIn investors are rejoicing after smashing fourth-quarter earnings, sending the professional network's stock up about 10 percent in after-hours trading this afternoon.

Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, CEO of LinkedIn? Almost

Current Facebook chief operating officer and former Google VP Cheryl Sandberg was almost LinkedIn's chief executive officer. Almost.

With death of LinkedIn Answers, Q&A king Quora has a moment to shine

LinkedIn will shutter its Answers Q&A service at the end of January, a sign that the service wasn’t driving enough engagement on the site. Could Quora use this moment to take the spotlight?

How to keep your resolutions: 25 apps for a happier, healthier, better 2013

For all your goal-fulfillment needs and wants, here's a great list of apps, websites, and cool services to help you become healthier, wealthier, and wiser in the new year.

The top 10 social-media stories that shaped 2012

With outlandish lawsuits, a botched IPO, and a detailed social record of historic world events, 2012 will be remembered as a year of extreme highs and lows in social media. Here are the top 10 social stories that defined the year.

What we learned from these seven developer stories in 2012

It's not all developer drama. Every story has a moral. Here are the seven most important lessons we learned in 2012.

LinkedIn hatches its own [in]cubator to develop great ideas

LinkedIn is catering to the entrepreneurially minded people on its team with a new program designed to advance great ideas dreamt up in the workplace.

Steve Ballmer makes case for total Windows domination

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sketched his view of technology's future in an onstage discussion with LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman tonight in a wide-ranging discussion that covered everything from Surface to Windows Phone to Xbox to cloud services.

LinkedIn’s one-click endorsements are crazy popular

It took LinkedIn nine years to reach 187 million members. It took the professional social network about a month to pass 200 million endorsements.

LinkedIn’s stock jumps on news of stellar quarter

Professional social network LinkedIn handily exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with its third quarter 2012 earnings report.

The nine-year-old company made $252 million in revenue, $2.3 million in net income, and posted Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.22 for the …

Small business loves Facebook and Twitter, ignores LinkedIn, Google+, and Pinterest (infographic)

90 percent of small businesses are Facebook, and 70 percent are on Twitter. LinkedIn, Google+, and Pinterest? Not so much.

Now at its critical mass, LinkedIn launches new profiles

We got a small sneak peek at the new design a couple months ago, but today we're finally getting the full story -- including the man-behind-the-curtain mechanics of how it works.

Google, Apple, & Microsoft top LinkedIn’s list of most desirable employers

LinkedIn has released a new list of the most desirable companies to work for, and the tech sector is clearly favored with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook sitting at the top.

Woman’s LinkedIn account stolen; court rules she can’t sue under Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Recently, California found it illegal to ask prospective employees for their social network credentials. But it seems if you're already hired and give your user name and password to a co-worker, she can take over your social profile with no legal repercussions. At least, under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, according to Ars Technica.

Why you should never, ever use a question mark on Twitter or LinkedIn (infographic)

Is it best to share on Tuesday or Thursday? Does it matter if your tweet is 15 words or 25? And does using a question mark really reduce your chances of viral growth?