Nov 29, 2012

LinkedIn has some interesting Labs

Posted by Wendy Weber

I have just learned about something that may interest you called LinkedIn Labs.

Here is the link: www.linkedinlabs.com

Basically, it’s a small set of projects and experimental features built by the employees of LinkedIn.

One that caught my eye is “Resume Builder”.  It converts a LinkedIn Profile into a serviceable resume.

There is also some interesting emerging technology, including TextIn, which allows you to harness the power of LinkedIn through text messaging.

One that piqued my interest, though it didn’t work when I tried to access it, was called InMaps, which should allow you to visualize your professional network, clustered in real time based on their inter-relationships.

There is even a silly app called DropIn, reminiscent of the game Tetris.

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