LinkedIn... Gaining Speed
Since filing to go public in January, LinkedIn has been steadily gaining attention as a force in the world of social platforms, and if you haven't already, it's time to take notice.
The apps you use certainly are.
Deeper Integration
Yesterday, Hootsuite announced that they will be having a broader integration with LinkedIn for their enterprise clients to beta test.
What level of integration will go into the free and pro version remains to be seen, but it seems LinkedIn as become a priority for the company.
Adding To the Mix
In early September, MarketMeSuite added LinkedIn into the mix alongside Twitter and Facebook, with promises of a heavier integration in Version 4, which is scheduled to come out in early 2012.
The Influence Metric
Klout got into the LinkedIn game, integrating early this summer. According to Klout CEO and co-founder Joe Fernandez:
"LinkedIn has been one of our biggest requests from users...It's clear that people put a huge value on their business connections and we are thrilled to be able to include activities and connections from LinkedIn in calculating the Klout score."
Drink The Kool-Aid?
Are you using LinkedIn for social media marketing already? If not, it seems like now is definitely the time to link yourself.... in!
Oh, and if you're not a diehard Zoolander fan, I'll leave you to google the relevance the above image!
Image Source: http://www.moviefanatic.com/gallery/hansel-and-goons/
Articles mentioned in this post: http://mashable.com/2011/10/06/hootsuite-linkedin-company-pages-groups/
http://marketmesuite.com/blog/marketmesuite-integrates-with-linkedin/
http://mashable.com/2011/06/14/klout-linkedin/
Who Wrote This Post?
I'm CEO for MarketMeSuite, the social media marketing dashboard. And big news... we're now free! Please check it out and be sure to let me know what you think.