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	LINKEDIN TODAY You are getting daily emails | Change to Weekly Hi Abdi, check out the top 5 news articles for you today See all headlines Instead of Marketing, Businesses Should Use Social Media for Customer Support businessinsider.com - Social media is used by businesses for a lot of different reasons... except for the one thing it's really, really good at. Trending in Computer Software, Graphic Design, Staffing and Recruiting and within the following companies Dell Salesforce.com SIGMA Marketing Group How Lincoln Became America's Greatest Leader inc.com - It wasn't Abraham Lincoln's strengths but the self-discipline with which he put those strengths toward the right purpose. Trending in Marketing and Advertising, Staffing and Recruiting, Nonprofit Organization Management and within the following company TAG TechCrunch | No Longer An Awkward Teenager? Gamification Grows Up techcrunch.com - Over the last year, you may have noticed that a once-niche trend not only crept into the mainstream, but is starting to really make a big splash. Gamification has become one of the hottest buzz words in the industry and is... Trending in Higher Education, Internet, Computer Software and within the following companies Bunchball BigDoor Media, Inc. Microsoft Layer 8: NASA unplugs last mainframe networkworld.com - It's somewhat hard to imagine that NASA doesn't need the computing power of an IBM mainframe any more but NASA CIO posted on her blog today at the end of the month, the Big Iron will be no more at the space agency. NASA CIO... Trending in Information Technology and Services, Computer Software and within the following companies IBM Oracle Cisco Systems Why monitoring sucks — for now gigaom.com - It's become almost cliche to bemoan the state of infrastructure monitoring and management tools. Cliff Moon, the CTO of Boundary, cuts through the litany of complaints and explains why it’s time for us to think of monitoring in... Trending in Information Technology and Services, Computer Software, Internet and within the following companies DemandTec International IT Integrations Inc. Boundary You may also be interested in...   Internet »   The Social Media Salary Guide [INFOGRAPHIC] Telecommunications »   InMobi Aims to Add Value Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2012, LinkedIn Corporation