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LinkedIn APIs will let developers build applications that integrate with LinkedIn so you can access your LinkedIn network and profiles while you use that application. Over the next few months, you’ll start hearing about integrations with major business and consumer web players and we’ll introduce you to the APIs that you can use to do the same. Every day, you’ll find new uses for your professional network that will enhance your productivity as more and more web sites and business applications provide integration with your LinkedIn network.

Aileen Brown and Brittany Schmitt, scaled the “Quadbuster” as part of the AIDS/Lifecycle – a cycling event and fundraiser aimed at “ending the pandemic and human suffering caused by AIDS”. Here are Aileen’s impressions:

There stands the final Peets Coffee, before we ride to the finish line in Los Angeles. 545 miles behind us and one more hill left to go. We pulled over, grabbed a cool beverage and cheered in those riders behind us passing through. Over 2300 cyclists pushed out of San Francisco seven days ago before a crowd of strangers and pulled into LA, as a united community. Over $11 million dollars were raised by the riders to benefit The San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the LA Gay and Lesbian Center.

I just wanted to write up a quick post here to better introduce myself.  My name is Adam Nash, and I just joined the LinkedIn team a few weeks ago as Senior Director of Product. I’m excited to be a part of the team, and will be dedicating myself full-time to help design and build the best possible platform for professional networking.

I’ve actually been a long-time LinkedIn member myself.  In fact, it turns out that my profile was one of the first 10,000 actually created back in 2003.

Well, it’s time to break the news. First off, thanks to ALL our users for the overwhelming response to our request for five-word Webby acceptance speeches. We received over 400 incoming suggestions from among our 11 million users and, boy, did we had a tough time making a selection! Here’s a sampling of user submissions we received:

Aliza Giammatteo: “10 Million Movers, Shakers, & Rainmakers!!”

David Nason: “This [Webby award held high] proves it: Relationships Matter!”

Jessica Richman: “LinkedIn Park rocks the house” (hums)

Scott Hajer: “Forget Milk. Got LinkedIn?” (Then I would hold up the award and show my big LinkedIn mustache)

Anja Lee: “I CAN HAS LINKEDIN CONNECTION”

Well, it was a tough choice, but a decision had to be made. And, we flew the author of the winning submission, David Multer, to the Webbys to accept one of our awards on LinkedIn’s behalf. Kay Luo, Director of Corporate Communications, accepted the other Webby.