As the recession turns workers of all industries into job seekers, many users of LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, have begun examining the service’s free company profiles to see who ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

Several years ago, social networking sites were all but unknown to the general public, but today the majority of online U.S. teens have profiles on such sites. The Pew Internet & American Life Project ...

Sen. Jim Talent, one of a growing number of politicians who recognize the potential for social networking web sites. On Facebook.com, Sen. Jim Talent reveals that his favorite actress is Reese ...

Friends with benefits? No, not those kinds of benefits ... cash benefits. Dada.net, an Italian-based provider of social networking and mobile community services, has partnered with Google's AdSense to ...

If you are still under the impression that your social networking profiles will remain unscreened during the hiring process, there are some stats that will change your mind. According to an ...

This entry was prompted by a recent study by CareerBuilder.com which showed, among other things, 63 percent of employers who reviewed applicants’ social networking profiles decided not to hire them ...

Employers can gain a lot more insight on a prospective employee’s personality through their networking profiles. However, if you have any doubt about what an employer might see on your profiles, then ...

Facebook will broaden access to member social-networking profiles and make its Pages marketing service more dynamic, with an eye to eventually erasing the line between the two products. The details of ...