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LinkedIn turns 19!
On May 5, 2022 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
LinkedIn has become the de facto platform for all business professionals on the planet and today it turns 19! Not many appreciate its scale, roots, the journey it has taken and where it came from. Today LinkedIn has over 830 million users globally, with 30.8 million of those in the UK. It operates in over […]
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Happy Birthday LinkedIn – it turns 18 today!
On May 5, 2021 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
When you turn 18 it is the official end of your childhood and the beginning of adulthood and that feels like an appropriate view for LinkedIn. After officially starting on the 5th May 2003 it was on a mission to “connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful” and it has certainly […]
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How to hide your birthday on LinkedIn
On October 4, 2019 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
It’s drummed into us a lot lately about cyber security, identity theft and fraud, and some people feel that having your birthday on your LinkedIn profile increases your risk of exposure to these types of activities. Why you may ask? Well, when you add your birthday to your profile you get the option of choosing […]
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How to turn off LinkedIn notifications of birthdays and work anniversaries
On September 18, 2017 By James Potter - The Linked In Man
Not everything LinkedIn does is good. We see a number of people getting fed up with receiving notifications of work anniversaries and birthdays from connections on LinkedIn (after all this isn’t necessarily something you would tell someone face to face in every day life is it?). What you may not know is that it is […]
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