Yahoo adds Twitter twist to news results in latest attempt to upgrade search engine

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Top 5 Professional Networking Site

professional-networkingIf it works for social bees, it should work for professionals? This is what runs the hundful of social networking for professionals like LinkedIn, and Xing. Of course, Facebook is fast growing into businesses vying for advertising opportunities and event promotion still it remains the Place for romance and socializing, but what about professionals looking for web presence to highlight their USP. Well, there are professional networking sites, which offer access to customer leads, investors, business partners, job candidates, and employers. You can sign up with these online professional networking communities as a company or as an individual to take advantage of recruiting opportunities, cross-promotional events and much more. We listed the top 5 professional networking site to help you out to carve a web presence.

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LinkedIn founder hand-picks ex-Yahoo exec Jeff Weiner as the new CEO

linkedinLinkedIn connects with ex-Yahoo exec as new CEO

SAN FRANCISCO — After six months of grooming, LinkedIn Corp. founder Reid Hoffman has decided former Yahoo Inc. executive Jeff Weiner is ready to take over his job running the Internet's largest site devoted to professional networking. The change in command announced Wednesday isn't a surprise, given that Hoffman brought in Weiner as LinkedIn's interim president to start the year. Weiner joined LinkedIn as Hoffman reclaimed his job as the Mountain View-based company's chief executive from Dan Nye, whom he hired to run LinkedIn in early 2007.

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