Last.fm says passwords may be leaked, change yours immediately

June 7, 2012 10:20 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Music service Last.fm believes user passwords may have been compromised along with yesterday’s LinkedIn leak. The company is encouraging everyone to change their passwords immediately.

“We are currently investigating the leak of some Last.fm user passwords. This follows recent password …

Was YOUR LinkedIn password hacked? Here’s how to find out

June 7, 2012 8:11 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

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I don’t know about you, but the first thing I did after learning about the massive LinkedIn password hack was go to LinkedIn and change my password. The second thing I did was wonder if mine was actually one of …

Fake emails from LinkedIn circulate after password breach

June 6, 2012 5:31 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Criminals have already started taking advantage of millions of stolen LinkedIn passwords that were uncovered today. Spoofed emails are being sent to LinkedIn users, phishing for personal information and redirecting traffic to Viagra-selling websites.

This morning 6.5 million passwords were …

6.5M hashed LinkedIn passwords reportedly leaked, following app concerns (update)

June 6, 2012 6:39 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

It’s been a tough morning for the professional network LinkedIn when it comes to security. A hacker has stolen and published around 6.5 million hashed passwords from the company, following security revelations regarding the way LinkedIn’s mobile app handles your …

Yahoo Mail puts on its spam-killing cape, becomes DMARC compliant

June 5, 2012 12:03 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Yahoo Mail is officially DMARC compliant today, meaning your inbox is now part of a revolution in armoring email against phishing attacks and spam that spoof unsuspecting users into giving up personal and financial information.

In January, Yahoo joined the …

Are you good on video? Your next job may depend on it

June 5, 2012 6:00 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Forget the suit, tie, arriving ten minutes early, and chatting up the secretary. All those staples of your standard in-person job interview may soon be endangered species in the job search ecosystem as the video recruiting space continues to heat …

Identified is LinkedIn for the cool kids

June 5, 2012 4:00 AM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

While LinkedIn has become the gold standard of resume and career-building sites, the service is too boring and bland for today’s young professionals. So says the co-founder of Identified, a social career site aimed directly at the fresh college graduates …

Amid unexpected Facebook slump, other tech stocks sink

May 18, 2012 8:59 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

You know what they say about a rising tide lifting all the boats. Well, the same goes for a waning tide, apparently.

As Facebook stock dips lower and lower in early trading, at times as low as its $38 initial …

LinkedIn Co-founder joins Berlin-based EarlyBird Ventures

May 15, 2012 9:00 PM Ciara Byrne
Ciara Byrne

Have cash? Looking for tech talent? Go to Europe. So says Konstantin Guericke, co-founder of LinkedIn and newly minted venture partner in Berlin’s EarlyBird Ventures. EarlyBird recently raised $100 million for its fourth fund, focusing on European, and in particular …

Dressed in Metro, LinkedIn looks good on Windows Phone (screenshots)

May 14, 2012 4:59 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Good news, Windows Phone owners. Professional social network LinkedIn, in its quest to master mobile, has released another stunning mobile application — but this one is just for you.

The application, the company’s first official release for the platform, is …

LinkedIn delivers, Q1 revenue up 101% to $188.5M

May 3, 2012 1:37 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Expectations were astronomically high for LinkedIn’s first quarter 2012 earnings, and the professional social network more than delivered with $188.5 million in revenue and net income of $5 million.

The revenue figure is up 101 percent from the same quarter …

You’ll never believe how LinkedIn built its new iPad app (exclusive)

May 2, 2012 10:24 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

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Guess how much of LinkedIn’s new iPad app is actually mobile web and not native.

Go ahead — guess. We’ve had a lot of fun asking people to guess this over the past couple days. They’ll start with 40 percent …

VCs are feeling super confident after a dismal 2011, survey says

April 26, 2012 6:00 AM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

In the first quarter of 2012, investor confidence rose to the highest point it’s been in more than a year. The latest Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index — which measures how much statup investing confidence VCs have — shows …

LinkedIn’s surprisingly sexy new iPad app proves this company gets mobile

April 25, 2012 9:00 PM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

LinkedIn has just popped its iPad app onto the iTunes App Store, and you’ll be shocked at how slick, pared-down, and beautifully designed it is.

This is the company’s first foray into tablets, and the wait has paid off. The …

LinkedIn challenger Viadeo raises $32M to take over China

April 11, 2012 10:00 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

Proving that second place doesn’t always equate to being the first loser, the world’s number two social network for professionals, Viadeo, (LinkedIn is number one), is getting $32 million in fresh financing.

The $32 million round, Viadeo’s fourth institutional round, …

How much is a tweet worth? About 1/10,000 as much as a Yelp review

April 8, 2012 4:40 PM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

Tweets, status updates, pins, check-ins: They may seem trivial to you, but they’re valuable content to social networking companies.

For example: Next time you make an update in Path, consider that you just helped that company make 50 cents in …

Small business community Manta grabs $44M

April 3, 2012 10:14 AM Sarah Mitroff
Sarah Mitroff

Manta, a website that connects customers and small businesses with company profiles, just raised $44 million. The company helps small businesses gain visibility and attract new customers, as well as create a community of small business owners.

Think of Manta …

FamilyLeaf lets your mom stalk your life without the embarrassment

March 27, 2012 5:14 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

There are social networks for friends, social networks for work, even social networks for relationships. FamilyLeaf wants to make a social network for the family.

“You couldn’t design a product more viral than a tool for families,” said FamilyLeaf co-founder …