LinkedIn | Acquired Podcast
Ben and David cover the 3-day-old acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft for $26.2 billion. They cover LinkedIn's founding story by Reid Hoffman, break down their core businesses, analyze recent stock behavior, and speculate on the future of the company inside Microsoft. The big question - were they worth the price tag?


Socialized Proof of Work — Open Indie
There’s an increasing obsession with “humanness” these days: Humanness in the age of AI Worldcoin: a solution in search of its problem (...

Why Your Social Capital is Probably Worthless
In 1973, sociologist Mark Granovetter published one of the most influential papers in social network theory. "The Strength of Weak Ties" demonstrated something counterintuitive: when it comes to finding jobs and opportunities, your casual acquaintances are often more valuable than your close friends. This makes perfect sense when you think

How NASA is Using Graph Technology and LLMs to Build a People Knowledge Graph
Missed NASA’s People Graph webinar? Catch the recap and see how graph technology and AI are shaping the future of workforce intelligence.

Index Network
You know that moment when the right person unlocks your next move? Index makes that magic repeatable, and helps your others find you.

Weird web pages — Open Indie
The Great Untangling: Part 3 – Materializing the web from first principles. Right now I use GitHub as my go-to profile page: github.com/...

Network of shared purpose · Issue #369 · muni-town/roomy
Excerpted from Weird Web Pages. The Network is effectively a global jobs board, but for mutual collaborations rather than work-for-hire. Easiest way to prototype this might be with GitHub issues/di...
Dex
Dex is a personal CRM that reminds you to keep in touch. Remember where you left off, set reminders to reach out, and build stronger relationships.

How to beat LinkedIn: The Game
A strategy guide for using a semi-pointless social network in all the wrong ways.
Why the next professional network will look nothing like LinkedIn
As LinkedIn unbundles, SaaS companies emerge as leaders of the new professional networks
Why I Love Polywork as a Software Developer
If you haven't heard about Polywork yet you're definitely missing out on something exciting. I...

Why we started Polywork
Polywork has officially been live for just over three weeks, marking what was an amazing 12 months of hard work and love from our…

Peerlist | The Professional Network for builders to show and tell!
Peerlist is a professional network where you can showcase your proof of work, and get hired by the best companies.


LinkedIn’s Plan for World Domination
Reid Hoffman believes that his company will determine everyone’s economic future. Is he right?
