![]() I think that there are both positive and negative aspects to connecting LinkedIn to Outlook in this way. I have to admit that I am really curious to see how Outlook's soon to be implemented LinkedIn integration is going to play out. Although it has not been explicitly stated, I am assuming that Microsoft will probably also provide a way to link domain accounts to LinkedIn profiles. ![]() This will allow LinkedIn profile data to be displayed in Outlook for messages from anyone from whom the user has a LinkedIn connection. The way that Microsoft is going to handle this requirement will be to establish connectivity between a user's Microsoft account and their LinkedIn account. You can typically only see personal information for people with whom you have established a connection. Of course LinkedIn does not expose sensitive personal information to just anyone. This card will reveal information about the person such as where they work, what they do, and possibly even where they went to school. Simply put, when a user receives an e-mail from someone, they will be able to hover the mouse over the sender's name to see the sender's LinkedIn card. ![]() ![]() Last month at Ignite, we learned that the first Microsoft product to receive LinkedIn integration will be Outlook. I vaguely remember writing at the time that I thought that we would probably eventually see LinkedIn integration into Yammer, and that Microsoft might possibly build some sort of LinkedIn integration into Dynamics. Microsoft's acquisition of social network LinkedIn last year left a lot of people scratching their heads, and wondering what the software giant had in mind for its new purchase. ![]()
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