Well, I got the formal notification from LinkedIn today that they have launched their eagerly awaited Applications, and I thought I would let you know in case you had’nt heard.
LinkedIn Application Sample Screen Shot
I LOVE the idea of having more ways to customize our presence on LinkedIn, similar to what we can do on FaceBook, and I really hope they extend this funtionality to their Groups since our PartnerPoint Group is getting so much usage these days (over 100 active discussions going on now).
I must report that as of this morning, I have been unable to get any of the Applications to work on my profile. I am hoping that it is simply an issue of the third party Application vendors servers being hammered with traffic since LI just made the announcement, but we’ll see. If there is an issue, I am sure it will be fixed quickly since they have made the annoucement public. I have read some blogs from users that seem to suggest others are getting them to work fine, so maybe its just my old 8088 PC acting up.
I plan to add many of the apps on my profile and play around with them a bit, so if you’d like to see them in action before you add them, feel free to send me a connect request.
Here is the email annoucement I got this morning:
Dear Brian,
Today we’re announcing many more ways to interact with your network on LinkedIn. Whether it’s a new way to create projects and collaborate, share information, customize your profile, or gain key insights, the new LinkedIn Applications deliver.
Click here and you’ll be able to add applications that enable you to:
Work collaboratively with your network.
- Box on LinkedIn: Share files and collaborate with your network.
- Huddle on LinkedIn: Private workspaces to collaborate with your network on projects.
Share information and keep up to date with your network.
- Amazon on LinkedIn: Discover what your network is reading.
- TripIt on LinkedIn: See where your network is traveling.
- SixApart on LinkedIn: Stay up to date with your network’s latest blog posts.
Present yourself and your work in new ways.
- Google Docs on LinkedIn: Embed a presentation on your profile.
- SlideShare on LinkedIn: Share, view and comment on presentations from your network.
- WordPress on LinkedIn: Promote your blog and latest posts.
Gain key insights that will make you more effective.
- Company Buzz by LinkedIn: See what people are saying about your company.
Get started by clicking here to visit the Application Directory and add any of the applications listed above.
Regards,
The LinkedIn Team
