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LinkedIn Means Business With New Application Platform
TechCrunch —
LinkedIn has launched its new application platform called InApps - an answer to the platforms found on social networks like Facebook and MySpace, but without the clutter and “junk” apps that plague those sites. Unlike most other social networks, LinkedIn apps must go through an approval process before they will go live on the store, and all apps must be deemed “professional” in purpose to appear on the business-oriented social network. To prevent an overwhelming amount of clutter, users will be restricted to including a maximum of 15 applications on their main profile pages, though they will eventually have ...
LinkedIn Announced Their Application Platform
SocialTimes.com —
In today’s spirit of openness, LinkedIn has announced details on the opening of their platform. According to Reid Hoffman, the initial rollout will be focused on “productivity applications that range from gathering information that professionals around you are generating to enhancing your abilities to collaborate and communicate more effectively.” There are currently 9 live applications from Amazon, Box.net, Google, Huddle, Six Apart, SlideShare, Tripit, and Wordpress.
We will be posting more after we get to try out the platform.
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LinkedIn Applications: Your Resume Just Got More Dynamic
ReadWriteWeb —
LinkedIn has always served a very specific purpose in the business community: helping you find a new job. That utility came in a variety of flavors: posting your resume, looking through job listings, answering questions in hopes of highlighting your intellect, or getting in touch with former co-workers in hopes of landing a new gig. Up to this point, LinkedIn has remained focused but - apart from those invitations to connect - not especially social or dynamic.
With the launch of the LinkedIn Applications platform, they're hoping to change that by helping "over 30 million professionals on LinkedIn to communicate, collaborate, and share ...
18 Months Later, 2 New Major Platforms Launch
Inside Facebook —
October 28 must have looked good on the PR calendar. A year and a half after the Facebook Platform launched to hundreds of indie developers and entrepreneurs in San Francisco, Yahoo and LinkedIn each made major platform announcements today. In short:
Yahoo announced the launch of the Yahoo Social Platform and Yahoo Application Platform, major components of the Yahoo Open Strategy. As of today, the sandbox for developers to begin building OpenSocial applications on Yahoo is now open. While specific integration points and launch dates for Yahoo apps have not been announced, Yahoo says, “We will keep you updated on the ...
2 New Major Application Platforms Launch
Inside Facebook —
October 28 must have looked good on the PR calendar. A year and a half after the Facebook Platform launched to hundreds of indie developers and entrepreneurs in San Francisco, Yahoo and LinkedIn each made major platform announcements today. In short:
Yahoo announced the launch of the Yahoo Social Platform and Yahoo Application Platform, major components of the Yahoo Open Strategy. As of today, the sandbox for developers to begin building OpenSocial applications on Yahoo is now open. While specific integration points and launch dates for Yahoo apps have not been announced, Yahoo says, “We will keep you updated on the ...
LinkedIn more than just network tool, introduces apps
The Next Web —
Now that LinkedIn has gathered 30 million members in its professional network, the Mountain View-based company wants to go beyond just connecting. Last night it introduced nine applications with which LinkedIn users can “communicate, collaborate, and share”. Reid Hoffman writes on the corporate blog:
This initial roll out features productivity applications that range from gathering information that professionals around you are generating to enhancing your abilities to collaborate and communicate more effectively. You’ll be able to work much more closely with your contacts on LinkedIn with tools such as file sharing, ...
