TweetDeck Aims To Add Further Competitive Edge on Real-Time Browsers

tweetdeck_logoTweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now on Twitter goes further mile before to offer you the management of your Facebook and MySpace account as well. TweetDeck now promises to connect you with your contacts on LinkedIn which basically move this browser into all-in-one real-time browser.

LinkedIn which is the world’s largest professional network with over 50 million members and growing rapidly is considered a trusted platform that helps you exchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with a broader network of professionals. With the launch of Developer Network last week, developers worldwide can now integrate LinkedIn into their business applications and websites, and TweetDeck aims to have it share.

With TweetDeck integration, you will soon be able to add a LinkedIn column to your TweetDeck, showing all the updates from your network that would normally be visible on the LinkedIn web page.

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If you want to filter the LinkedIn column to only show certain types of update (e.g. status updates, connections or profile changes), you will be able to manage this from the new filter panel which will appear when you click the column header.

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And not only will you see updates from your network, but of course you will be able send status updates, add comments to status updates and view LinkedIn profiles within TweetDeck, ensuring that you are always connected with your professional contacts just as much as your personal ones.

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The screenshots have been borrowed from TweetDeck official blog.

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Tarek is the founder and chief researcher at Youngberry, a youth research and marketing firm dedicated to the region. Tarek founded interactiveME.com and previously worked as Manager at Flip Media (Interactive Agency), Bayt.com (Job Site) and Consulting House Qatar (Consulting firm). He is researcher and writer on internet & disruptive innovation, entrepreneurship, and youth culture.