{"id":109404,"date":"2009-12-28T20:32:20","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T01:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2009\/12\/28\/linkedin-polishes-its-iphone-app-into-a-more-facebook-like-gem\/"},"modified":"2009-12-28T20:32:20","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T01:32:20","slug":"linkedin-polishes-its-iphone-app-into-a-more-facebook-like-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/109404","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn Polishes Its iPhone App Into A More Facebook-Like Gem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-131952\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/62ff8_IMG_0539.PNG\" alt=\"IMG_0539\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" \/>Following a bit of planned iTunes Connect downtime for the holidays, <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\">LinkedIn<\/a> came out with the latest version of their iPhone app today. As you might expect from a 3.0 release, the app has been much improved, namely in its user experience. In fact, it looks a lot more like Facebook&#8217;s iPhone app now \u2014 which we&#8217;ll forgive, since that&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techcrunch.com\/2009\/08\/18\/facebook-30-may-be-the-most-useful-app-on-the-iphone-yet\/\">an excellent app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, there is a new main screen that features 12 main buttons. Yes, this is just like the new Facebook app main screen that features big buttons. With LinkedIn&#8217;s you&#8217;ll get easy access to &#8220;All Updates,&#8221; &#8220;Status,&#8221; &#8220;Profiles,&#8221; &#8220;Discussions,&#8221; &#8220;Connections,&#8221; &#8220;Favorites,&#8221; &#8220;Inbox,&#8221; &#8220;Invitations,&#8221; &#8220;Recents,&#8221; &#8220;Reconnect,&#8221; &#8220;In Person,&#8221; and &#8220;Themes.&#8221; Of these, the Reconnect, In Person, and Themes areas are entirely new. Reconnect allows you to find people you likely know on LinkedIn with the click of a button. In Person lets you use the iPhone&#8217;s Bluetooth to easily swap contact information with any other LinkedIn iPhone use you happen to be nearby at a conference or event. And Themes allows you to change the color of the main screen icons \u2014 you can choose pink, orange, gold, and a bunch of other crazy colors to ugly-up your app to your heart&#8217;s content.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the app featured a more standard bottom-bar iPhone navigation where you could switch between updates, your inbox, search, and other elements. This new layout gives you access to a lot more information quickly. The updates areas (All and Status) has also been been made more Facebook-like as each now features a user profile picture next to each update. You can also now comment on each of these updates right from within the app \u2014 again, yes, just like Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also now very easy to &#8220;star&#8221; any profile to mark it as a favorite, to give you easy access to it. Doing this also creates a filtering mechanism for the update streams.<\/p>\n<p>Find the 3.0 version of the LinkedIn app, available for free in the App Store <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/linkedin\/id288429040?mt=8\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131953\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/62ff8_IMG_0540.PNG\" alt=\"IMG_0540\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131954\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/62ff8_IMG_0541.PNG\" alt=\"IMG_0541\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131955\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/62ff8_IMG_0543.PNG\" alt=\"IMG_0543\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131956\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/62ff8_IMG_0542.PNG\" alt=\"IMG_0542\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131960\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/62ff8_IMG_0546.PNG\" alt=\"IMG_0546\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131961\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/62ff8_IMG_0545.PNG\" alt=\"IMG_0545\" width=\"256\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Crunch Network<\/em><\/strong>:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchboard.com\">CrunchBoard<\/a><em> <\/em>because it&#8217;s time for you to find a new Job2.0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/HVtXnSdNPr0SP7P6fvvab_KxPAo\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/62ff8_di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/HVtXnSdNPr0SP7P6fvvab_KxPAo\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/62ff8_di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=g00CLTCfME8:mN_2ygPw9tg:2mJPEYqXBVI\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f0422_Techcrunch?d=2mJPEYqXBVI\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=g00CLTCfME8:mN_2ygPw9tg:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f0422_Techcrunch?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=g00CLTCfME8:mN_2ygPw9tg:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f0422_Techcrunch?i=g00CLTCfME8:mN_2ygPw9tg:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=g00CLTCfME8:mN_2ygPw9tg:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f0422_Techcrunch?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/Techcrunch?a=g00CLTCfME8:mN_2ygPw9tg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f0422_Techcrunch?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/f0422_g00CLTCfME8\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Buy This Item: <a class=\"buy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/buy.php\" ><span style=\"color: #33bc03\">[Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Techcrunch\/~3\/g00CLTCfME8\/\" >Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a bit of planned iTunes Connect downtime for the holidays, LinkedIn came out with the latest version of their iPhone app today. 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