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Top 10 New LinkedIn Features 2007

By Scott Allen, on December 30th, 2007%

The LinkedIn developers were busy this year! Since LinkedIn rarely actually announces new features officially, it’s a little difficult to build a comprehensive list, so I don’t claim for this to be. These are just the ones I’ve found most valuable:

January – LinkedIn Answers
LinkedIn’s first foray into public interaction started off on shaky ground, but . . . → Read More: Top 10 New LinkedIn Features 2007

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Making Mutual Introductions on LinkedIn

By Scott Allen, on December 30th, 2007%

732367_business_meetingTrue networking is proactive, not just reactive, but LinkedIn’s basic introduction model is reactive. In other words, if Adam wants to meet Betty, and I know both of them, Adam can request for me to introduce him to Betty. But if I’m reading Betty’s profile one day (let’s say she just updated it), and think to myself, "You know, I should introduce Betty to Adam," then LinkedIn’s standard introduction model doesn’t directly support that.

However, back in August, I wrote about one way to use LinkedIn to introduce your network to each other. But in November, LinkedIn introduced private messaging on the site, which allows you to send messages to not just one, but up to 20 people at a time (Note that this is only your first-degree contacts — anyone else, you’d have to send an InMail to contact directly, which requires a premium account). You can access it in the top right corner of the profile:

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Best of Linked Intelligence 2007

By Scott Allen, on December 29th, 2007%

As we draw the year to a close, I thought it would be a good idea to do a wrap-up of some of the best posts of the year. I picked these through a combination of popularity and my personal preference. Enjoy!

Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn – Earlier in the year I ran a group . . . → Read More: Best of Linked Intelligence 2007

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Wordless Wednesday – Broken Link

By Scott Allen, on December 26th, 2007%

Photo by fishmonk . . . → Read More: Wordless Wednesday – Broken Link

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Linked Cat Sez Merry Christmas

By Scott Allen, on December 23rd, 2007%

Photo by Lazy Lightning via flickr. Lolcats text . . . → Read More: Linked Cat Sez Merry Christmas

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