For the tech business people I know, there are two "must haves:" a BlackBerry -- Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM)'s smartphone -- and a profile on LinkedIn, a social network that has 19 million members.
But, interestingly enough, the two systems haven't been able to talk to each other – that is, until now.
Today, LinkedIn has launched a mobile version of its service. In fact, not only can you use it with your BlackBerry, but also on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s iPhone as well as other devices.
What's more, LinkedIn has added language support for English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese.
However, the mobile edition is in the beta phase and as a result, the feature set is somewhat limited. For example, you can't accept an invitation or even update your profile. Yet, I'm sure LinkedIn will continue to evolve the product and get a sense of user behavior over time -- which has been a hallmark of the company over the years.
Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including The Complete M&A Handbook
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-25-2008 @ 5:19PM
Grammar freak said...
LinkedIn really kinda sucks. So unfriendly and generally pointless.