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A JSON Tutorial. Getting started with JSON using JavaScript and jQuery image
A JSON Tutorial. Getting started with JSON using JavaScript and jQuery

Javascript has grown from a way to add interactivity on your page, to a language that lets you perform tasks that once belonged to servers. JSON provides for an easy way to create and store data structures within JavaScript. It’s super popular and a great alternative to XML.

What I learned about resiliency working for 9 bosses in 5 years image
What I learned about resiliency working for 9 bosses in 5 years

Getting a new boss can be really stressful. To paraphrase the great philosopher F. Gump, you usually have little input into who that is, so you don’t know what you're going to get until you've had the time to work with them. I should know.

Want to get hired? Look into this technology career...LinkedIn Jobs Report finds image
Want to get hired? Look into this technology career...LinkedIn Jobs Report finds

The LinkedIn U.S. Emerging Jobs Report finds that job growth in the next decade outstrips growth in the previous decade creating 11.5 million jobs, estimating that 65% of children entering primary school will hold jobs that don't yet exist.

Looking to Microsoft Ignite...A first time attendee's journey to find out what's awesome! image
Looking to Microsoft Ignite...A first time attendee's journey to find out what's awesome!

I find myself working for Microsoft at LinkedIn Learning in my very first Microsoft conference...Ignite. Needless to say, I feel a bit like a fish out of water, really more like a cat that's been adopted by a giraffe family. Here's what I'll be looking for during the week.

Three things I learned from six years as a teacher on Lynda.com image
Three things I learned from six years as a teacher on Lynda.com

It's my sixth year anniversary at lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning and milestones come with some reflection, so I wanted to share with you some of the things I've learned over the years. Although these are specific to my experience, I think you'll be able to relate to these and maybe share something you've learned from your own.

Crafting an effective video embed campaign for the LinkedIn Publishing Platform image
Crafting an effective video embed campaign for the LinkedIn Publishing Platform

Recently I launched a campaign promoting our serial content for LinkedIn learning which attained a large number of plays, shares and clickthroughs, so I wanted to share some of the things that worked well within our publishing platform.

Five weekly series to help you work smarter and be more effective in your career image
Five weekly series to help you work smarter and be more effective in your career

In order to get ahead, you need to learn to be more effective at work. Every week, these great authors give you quick, 10 minute tips to help you train your staff, understand business finance, learn to develop and manage yourself, build better work relationships and learn marketing tips to make your promotion efforts more effective.

Get challenged by these professional photographers, motion experts and videographers through weekly, 10 minute video courses image
Get challenged by these professional photographers, motion experts and videographers through weekly, 10 minute video courses

Check out these short, weekly, 10 minute series of courses that can help you keep up with the latest and challenge you to practice your skills. You'll learn about photo gear, get inspired by critiques, learn from practicing professional photographers, learn about the latest tools, mobile photography, Final Cut Pro, motion graphics and Nuke.

Keep up with the fast changing front end, full stack, UX, web design and mobile industries with these seven online weekly series image
Keep up with the fast changing front end, full stack, UX, web design and mobile industries with these seven online weekly series

These weekly series offer quick, 10 minute tips to help you stay frosty and challenge you to keep learning about Android development, web media, mastering interview code, CSS, Sharepoint, UX and Visual Studio.

These 10 minute weekly courses can help you become a better artist and designer image
These 10 minute weekly courses can help you become a better artist and designer

If you've been looking to improve your drawing, design, layout and photo editing skills, but keep a busy schedule, then these weekly series can help. They release once a week and include short, actionable tips and techniques from world class authors.

Nine Weekly Series to help you master 3-D and Animation technologies image
Nine Weekly Series to help you master 3-D and Animation technologies

If you're an animation, 3D or VR professional looking to improve your skills, take a look at these quick, 10 minute weekly series from LinkedIn Learning experts to help you master new technologies from Maya, Blender, Z-Brush, Sketchup, BIM, Rhino and Revit.