By: Aseem Gaurav on April 29, 2012
Professional networking site LinkedIn has released its long awaited iPad app, which it says will serve as a personal assistant for professionals. The app is an attempt to encourage more users to get involved in the site.
Although LinkedIn took much longer time than Facebook to release an iPad app, the result is a good new look.
The app includes features like: calendar integration, and Linkedin’s personalised news feed, which shows what news articles are popular among friends. The calendar tool of the app syncs with the iPad's system calendar and shows the LinkedIn profiles of people involved in scheduled meetings and appointments.
The app has been designed for a smooth user experience and it takes advantage of the device's high-resolution 'retina' display.
“Our mobile platform is the fastest growing consumer service on Linkedin. We aspire to be the place where every professional comes throughout the day,” wrote Manish Sharma, Linkedin’s product manager, on the LinkedIn blog.
Over the years LinkedIn has carved out a powerful niche in social media, but unlike Facebook users checking the Faebook site everyday, only a third of LinkedIn’s 150 million users use the site daily.
Given that a larger number of working professionals are taking their iPads with them, the launch of the app assumes more importance. The new stylish iPad layout of LinkedIn app promises to take user engagement on the site one step further.
You can download the app here.
Professional networking site LinkedIn has released its long awaited iPad app, which it says will serve as a personal assistant for professionals. The app is an attempt to encourage more users to get involved in the site.
Although LinkedIn took much longer time than Facebook to release an iPad app, the result is a good new look.
The app includes features like: calendar integration, and Linkedin’s personalised news feed, which shows what news articles are popular among friends. The calendar tool of the app syncs with the iPad's system calendar and shows the LinkedIn profiles of people involved in scheduled meetings and appointments.
The app has been designed for a smooth user experience and it takes advantage of the device's high-resolution 'retina' display.
“Our mobile platform is the fastest growing consumer service on Linkedin. We aspire to be the place where every professional comes throughout the day,” wrote Manish Sharma, Linkedin’s product manager, on the LinkedIn blog.
Over the years LinkedIn has carved out a powerful niche in social media, but unlike Facebook users checking the Faebook site everyday, only a third of LinkedIn’s 150 million users use the site daily.
Given that a larger number of working professionals are taking their iPads with them, the launch of the app assumes more importance. The new stylish iPad layout of LinkedIn app promises to take user engagement on the site one step further.
You can download the app here.
