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So vain are we. Pinterest, Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter. We Like it; we Love it; we spend countless hours on it. For what? Social media is a talent trap. It’s where good, honest manhours go to die. If only we spent as much time producing something with our

In an article on CNN Money, Reid Hoffman (quixotic), co-founder of LinkedIn, addresses the fear of networking that holds many lawyers back when it comes to business development on or offline. Many people are turned off by the topic of networking. They t

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What better way to end Social Media Week than by catching up on all of the new Mashable digital media resources you may have missed? This week we’ve covered a special hack to trick out your Pinterest boards, ways for your business to avoid a hashtag disa

Reid Hoffman (quixotic), co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn as well as an early investor in Facebook, told CBS News this week that. You have Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter. I think that the notion of a social web is actually still at its very b

If you have a company, or an idea for a company, that can make an impact on people using social media, Reid Hoffman wants to talk to you. Hoffman, a partner at venture capital firm Greylock Partners and the executive chairman of LinkedIn, [ LNKD 93.05 +1

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Not everything needs to be social. That sentiment’s shocking enough when uttered during a Social Media Week session, but even more so when coming from LinkedIn cofounder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman, who banked $1.8 billion when the social network

What do you and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have in common? A lot says Reid Hoffman, the co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn. In Hoffman's new book "The Start-Up of You," he and co-author (and fellow entrepreneur) Ben Casnocha make parallels between sta

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This article is an analysis of LinkedIn's (LNKD) current business and future prospects as demonstrated by their fourth quarter performance. After review, we have come to the following conclusions: LinkedIn's fourth quarter was an excellent performance, b

When LinkedIn went public in May 2011, shares of the stock more than doubled during its first day of trading. The stock closed at $94.25 after opening at $45 a share. The high demand and pop in price for the stock had the world questioning whether anothe

No, everyone won't be as successful as LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman , whose companies and investments (including an early investment in Facebook) have made him, as of 2011, a billionaire. But Hoffman believes everyone can have more success–no matter

What do you and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have in common? A lot says Reid Hoffman, the co-founder and chairman of LinkedIn. In Hoffman's new book "The Start-Up of You," he and co-author (and fellow entrepreneur) Ben Casnocha make parallels between sta

Discussing the future of social media, with Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn executive chairman/co-founder and Greylock Partners partner, who says opportunities are still out there for entrepreneurs with good business ideas. Related Links: Business & financial new

I picked up The Start-up of You, the new book published this week by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and journalist-entrepreneur Ben Casnocha, with some trepidation. I feared that the title was intended literally—that this would be one of those dreary busi

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