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LinkedIn formally launched its developer network Monday, and TweetDeck will be among the first to integrate the social networking site into its results.

LONDON , SAP Ventures, McGraw Hill , and Bessemer Venture Partners , named former Yahoo! executive Jeff Weiner as CEO earlier this year, and has recently been on a partnership tear.

Gartner Projects Modest PC Growth for 2009 [November 23, 2009] After a bleak first half of the year, sales are finally creeping into positive territory.

I've used this chart publicly since the E2.0 June 2009 event when I ran a workshop on enterprise social networking, but the trend is true in general as platforms create ecosystems .

LinkedIn is hoping to let its users tap into their professional network across the Web.

Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, said that he would "love to see what happens" if Rupert Murdoch goes ahead with his plans to block News International titles from Google's search index and implement his proposed paywall.

Facebook How-Tos and Tips The maker of the popular FarmVille game has agreed to change its practices that subjected Facebook users to some scammy offers.

In Silicon Valley, Settlers of Catan is the new golf : recently attended a high-level technology conference that was held right next to a beautiful golf course.

Hari V. Krishnan would be responsible for the companya s diverse business model comprised of user subscriptions, advertising sales and enterprise software licensing for the Indian market MOUNTAIN VIEW, USA: LinkedIn , a social networking site for professionals, which claims to have more than 52 million members globally and 3.4 million members in ...

"You got your chocolate in my peanut butter." "No! You got your peanut butter on my chocolate!" Those of you old enough to remember that ad campaign for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups can appreciate Twitter co-founder Biz Stone's using the reference when talking about LinkedIn and Twitter status updates getting connected.

Mashable's Ben Parr has a post on the OPEN Forum discussing the pros and cons of releasing your product early and often: There is a famous quote by Reid Hoffman, the founder of LinkedIn, which really resonates with some entrepreneurs: If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you've launched too late.

Guess what? It's yet another online company going gaga over Twitter integration-this time LinkedIn is announcing a partnership with the microblogging service.

LinkedIn Corp. said on Thursday it will hold its first LinkedIn "evangelist" training with the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce on Dec.

LinkedIn Corp. and Twitter Inc. have announced a partnership that lets users instantly post status updates on both of the social networks.

SOA & WOA Magazine In these times of VC austerity and penury, Greylock Partners in the space of four weeks raised a new, over-subscribed $575 million early-stage software, services and infrastructure investment fund - " its first new fund in four years - " and enticed Linkedin co-founder Reid Hoffman to join its inner circle as an investment ...

David Sze and the others at Greylock Partners, which just closed a new $575 million venture capital fund , "don't try to sell themselves into a deal," says LinkedIn Corp.

BlackBerry smartphone users will soon be able to download and employ a LinkedIn mobile application that will allow them to access the business-oriented social networking service while on the go, via an innovative and good-looking BlackBerry application.

First came the announcement earlier in the year that Marc Andreessen was joining the ranks of "capital" -- a welcomed defection from "labor." And now my friend Reid Hoffman has jumped into the fray as well, joining Greylock Partners in their new fund .

Close November 3, 2009, 10:11 AM ET By Scott Austin This morning's roundup of the latest venture capital news and analysis across the Web: Art by Mike Lucas Easy Money - The venerable venture firm Greylock Partners proved the treacherous fund-raising environment is no challenge for brand-name firms as it rounded up $575 million in just four to six ...

Even amid the contraction of the venture capital industry, which fertilizes the seeds of new technology start-ups, some firms are expanding.