From f343ef4d92352f9fc442aeb9c8b1abee27d74c62 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:24:02 -0400 Subject: cleaned up wired import --- .../Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Mon/linkedinapi.txt | 11 ----------- 1 file changed, 11 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Mon/linkedinapi.txt (limited to 'old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Mon/linkedinapi.txt') diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Mon/linkedinapi.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Mon/linkedinapi.txt deleted file mode 100644 index a8819db..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/06.25.07/Mon/linkedinapi.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,11 +0,0 @@ -Logo_1There's a rumor floating this morning that LinkedIn will follow in Facebook's footsteps and open up the LinkedIn platform to developers in the form of an API. Dan Farber over at ZDNet reports that LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman says the move will [happen over the next nine months][1]. - -[LinkedIn][2], with its focus on professional networking, seems of the surface to have little to fear from Facebook, which, thus far has focused on the decidedly less professional market of college classmates. Where Facebook connects old friends, LinkedIn focuses on professional contacts. - -However, Facebook has seen some explosive growth in recent months, thanks in part to [its new API][3] and even if the two aren't yet going head to head, LinkedIn would no doubt also like to see the kind of signup numbers Facebook is reporting. - -If LinkedIn does indeed roll out an API over the next few months it could be the beginning of some serious competition between the two, however, LinkedIn users who love the service's minimalist approaches might not necessarily want a bunch of developer widgets cluttering up their profile. - -[1]: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5482 "LinkedIn to open up to developers" -[2]: http://www.linkedin.com/ -[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/05/facebook_to_mov.html "Facebook To Move Beyond Social Networking" \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2