Comments on: Linkedin…the hidden treasure? http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/stock_opinions/linkedin-the-hidden-treasure/ Free stock picks and stock market commentary. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:51:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Is LinkedIn (LNKD) the next big thing or just a poor man’s Facebook? « Intelligent Speculator http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/stock_opinions/linkedin-the-hidden-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-13079 Is LinkedIn (LNKD) the next big thing or just a poor man’s Facebook? « Intelligent Speculator Tue, 17 May 2011 11:01:27 +0000 http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/?p=1512#comment-13079 [...] LinkedIn (LNKD) is very close to going public having even set the price of its soon to be public shares between $32-$35. The latest rumors are that LNKD will start trading this Thursday!! That should be great news by all accounts right? LinkedIn was one of the companies that we were anticipating to trade and while it’s not Facebook, it remains one of the more interesting business models and becomes the best way to invest in the new “social web”. I remain very bullish about the company but I thought it would be interesting to examine the pros and cons of buying LNKD, one of the companies that I follow that has not turned public yet. [...] [...] LinkedIn (LNKD) is very close to going public having even set the price of its soon to be public shares between $32-$35. The latest rumors are that LNKD will start trading this Thursday!! That should be great news by all accounts right? LinkedIn was one of the companies that we were anticipating to trade and while it’s not Facebook, it remains one of the more interesting business models and becomes the best way to invest in the new “social web”. I remain very bullish about the company but I thought it would be interesting to examine the pros and cons of buying LNKD, one of the companies that I follow that has not turned public yet. [...]

]]> By: Exciting times for Tech Investors and bloggers such as myself « Intelligent Speculator http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/stock_opinions/linkedin-the-hidden-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-12035 Exciting times for Tech Investors and bloggers such as myself « Intelligent Speculator Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:01:40 +0000 http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/?p=1512#comment-12035 [...] Another social network but this one might be the most promising in terms of investment as LinkedIn is redefining the interaction between workers and their career. As down as I have been on Monster [...] [...] Another social network but this one might be the most promising in terms of investment as LinkedIn is redefining the interaction between workers and their career. As down as I have been on Monster [...]

]]> By: Intelligent Speculator | Anxious to invest in social web… http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/stock_opinions/linkedin-the-hidden-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-5214 Intelligent Speculator | Anxious to invest in social web… Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:02:14 +0000 http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/?p=1512#comment-5214 [...] have written a few times about the anticipated IPO’s by Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and while all three continue to gain importance in the internet sphere, we do not have any more [...] [...] have written a few times about the anticipated IPO’s by Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn and while all three continue to gain importance in the internet sphere, we do not have any more [...]

]]> By: Frank http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/stock_opinions/linkedin-the-hidden-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-4436 Frank Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:23:11 +0000 http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/?p=1512#comment-4436 Good post. Hopefully, for LinkedIn to be beneficial to all its users, it is essential that Human Ressources staff does not use aggressive advertising or cheap and aggressive recruiting (that can ruin the image of this platform). Good post. Hopefully, for LinkedIn to be beneficial to all its users, it is essential that Human Ressources staff does not use aggressive advertising or cheap and aggressive recruiting (that can ruin the image of this platform).

]]> By: Zavi http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/stock_opinions/linkedin-the-hidden-treasure/comment-page-1/#comment-4435 Zavi Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:13:38 +0000 http://www.intelligentspeculator.net/?p=1512#comment-4435 LinkedIn has lot of potential!! As an user of LinkedIn, I think it's a great platform to increase visibility in a professional way and get references from past colleagues. You may also ask for advices from experienced professionals. It's really well done. Like you said the "average member" represents only a portion of the overall population (young and middle age, professionals, connected). I do know if the # of users will grow significantly. LinkedIn has lot of potential!! As an user of LinkedIn, I think it’s a great platform to increase visibility in a professional way and get references from past colleagues. You may also ask for advices from experienced professionals. It’s really well done.

Like you said the “average member” represents only a portion of the overall population (young and middle age, professionals, connected). I do know if the # of users will grow significantly.

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