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In this photo illustration, the logo of LinkedIn, a business and employment-oriented network and platform owned by Microsoft is displayed on a smartphone screen.

Tech Researchers Are Divided Over a LinkedIn Experiment That Tested the Networking Power of Weak Connections

A new study finds weak LinkedIn connections are more valuable than strong ones in helping users secure jobs. Did users know they were in on the experiment?
By Courtney Vinopal
Unsplash/Simon Maage

Is It Ever Okay to Ask a Wedding Guest Why You Haven’t Received Their Gift?

Myka Meier, Observer's etiquette expert, answers five surprisingly common questions about manners in the modern age.
By Myka Meier
As a headhunter, I’ve seen some candidates massively outperform their counterparts.

Counterintuitive Career Advice That Helps People Become Successful

If you truly want to achieve the maximum level of success quickly, these points will help you assemble and deliver a different type of strategy.
By Dandan Zhu
North Dakota Little Shell Pow-Wow Dancers

Here’s How to Strengthen Your Network

By David Waters
Don’t go to college.

15 Essential Skills They Don’t Teach You in College

By James Altucher
LinkedIn is the market leader for hiring, but it isn’t innovating enough.

How LinkedIn Could Be Disrupted

By Daniel Tunkelang
William Iven/Unsplash

7 Steps to Building a World Class Network in 30 Days

By Benjamin Foley
Unsplash/Oliver Thomas Klein

Bradley Tusk Has a Point About Networking: We’re Doing It Wrong

By David Olk
To maximize your network potential, proactively put yourself in a position where you will have an opportunity to diversify your network.

The Ultimate Secrets of Rock Star Networking

By Maxim Sytch
Whiskey, anyone?

To Do in NYC: Drink Whiskey, Catch Bobbi Brown at the UN, Hear Tony Danza Croon

By Jennifer Ashley Wright
Here are a few goals you need to have when attending a conference if you don’t want the experience to be a waste.

Most Conferences Are a Waste of Money…Unless You Do This

By Jeff Goins
Being an influential person has very little to do with enrolling people in your personal agenda.

The Skills You Need—But No One Tells You About—If You Want to Be Influential

By Michael Ellsberg and Bryan Franklin
Guests attend a Warhol-themed Victory Club luncheon. (Photo: Stephanie Nass/ For New York Observer)

No Wallflowers Allowed: Inside the Social Clubs of New York’s Up-and-Comers

By Jordyn Taylor
(via danah boyd)

Calm Down, Grown-Ups: Teens Are Using Social Media to Take Back Control, danah boyd Says

By Jack Smith IV
[via Kmeron/CC-BY-2.0]

7 Apps You Can Use To Build & Nurture Your Network

By Porter Gale

Build Yourself a Scene: Who's the Kerouac to Your Ginsberg?

By James Altucher

Harvard Gets Schooled: As Techies Flock to Stanford, MIT, Even Penn, Crimson Goes Green With Envy

By Kelly Faircloth
Via The Bad Deal.

Columbia University’s Discussion on Income Inequality: Could Use Better Location

By Foster Kamer

Why the Business Card Will Never Die

By Adrianne Jeffries

Power Punk: Mark Gerson

By Gabriel Sherman
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