Posts Tagged ‘Liz Reaves Walker’

Professional networking site LinkedIn is making its entry into the news arena, announcing the beta launch of LinkedIn Today, which aggregates the most-shared headlines related to multiple industries by members of the network.

LinkedIn Today users can sort their news by connections, industry, and the overall network, as well as seeing what their connections are reading. Up to 22 industries can be followed, as can specific news sources.

The product is also deeply integrated with Twitter, allowing users to Tweet trending news to their Twitter accounts, post it to their LinkedIn Groups, or email it to their connections.

LinkedIn also announced the release of version 3.6 of its iPhone app, which includes LinkedIn Today.

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LinkedIn believes the holiday season is a time for sharing, so the professional networking site launched its new share button, which allows one-click sharing to LinkedIn after it is installed on sites with some simple code.

Senior product manager Liz Reaves Walker wrote on the LinkedIn Blog:

In the past, publishers like The Huffington Post have integrated LinkedIn share on their Web sites. Starting today, sites like Bloomberg, Forbes, and the Mercury News‘ SiliconValley.com are doing the same. In addition, they are also integrating even more advanced functionality like the ability to sign in to your site with LinkedIn credentials, which you can learn more about here.

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