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  • One of my first posts on the blog was to announce the Outlook toolbar v2.2 in May 2007. This time around, I’m here to announce the next version of the Firefox browser toolbar, which is used by more than 100,000 of you. So, what’s new about this update you may ask. Well, we’ve updated support for the Info box in the latest versions of your favorite web mail including Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail, and Gmail (What is Info Box?). We’ve also updated support for the Jobs Insider for Monster, Hotjobs, Craigslist, CareerBuilder, Dice, and Vault.

    For existing users of the toolbar these are bound to be welcome changes but for the uninitiated here are the benefits of using the Firefox toolbar. Isn’t having access to your LinkedIn network as you browse the web good enough?

  • Several months ago, we announced we are working on APIs and a platform strategy for software developers to integrate with LinkedIn and display their application within LinkedIn. With the OpenSocial announcements, you can now see a lot more about how you can write applications that run inside LinkedIn. So, if you are a developer, what opportunities do you now have?

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  • Some of you may have read my earlier introductory post on LinkedIn Toolbars, which can be found here. As you’re probably aware, the LinkedIn Outlook Toolbar helps you integrate your LinkedIn information with
    your Microsoft Outlook email client – providing you instant access to a sender’s LinkedIn profile info that you stumble upon while in Outlook. Well, we just released the next version to the LinkedIn Outlook Toolbar (v2.5) and I’d like to outline what’s different in this version.

    Click here to download Outlook Toolbar 2.5

  • 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.
  • The vision and goal for LinkedIn is to help you get the job done as easily and quickly as possible. There’s good news for those of you looking for a productivity tool. This week we’ve just released a new version of LinkedIn’s Outlook toolbar. This version adds support for Outlook 2007 and Windows Vista, and has a  number of key bug fixes. If you didn’t see a message to update when you logged into LinkedIn, you
    can install it here.

    For those of you who don’t know, we provide free toolbars for Outlook and the IE and Firefox browsers. The Outlook toolbar helps you build and maintain your network through a few features. Here’s a feature comparison: