I finally found a link on the OpenSocial.org . It wasn't easy but I found a page on LinkedIn for API access. I filled out the API request, and here was my response.
Thank you for your interest in partnering with LinkedIn. We assess all inbound requests on an on-going basis and will get back to you as soon as possible if we find a good fit. Due to the large number of inbound partnership requests we deal with on a daily basis it is difficult for us to personally respond to every inquiry.
LinkedIn does not currently have a public program for the APIs. API access is offered to approved LinkedIn partners. We partner with companies who provide clearly compelling value to our users, generally giving priority to integrations that provide the most value to the greatest number of LinkedIn users.
Nevertheless, we appreciate your continued support of LinkedIn.
LinkedIn does not currently have a public program for the APIs. API access is offered to approved LinkedIn partners. We partner with companies who provide clearly compelling value to our users, generally giving priority to integrations that provide the most value to the greatest number of LinkedIn users.
Nevertheless, we appreciate your continued support of LinkedIn.
So, how does one portray themselves as a compelling LinkedIn partner without being able to develop an integration? There is no doubt that LinkedIn is a force in social media, but it took a long time to get here and in that time other social media home runs have waltzed in and claimed a big piece. These might not be competitors.. or are they?
What about an enterprise that wants to write something for staff to use to access their LinkedIn data?
Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube all have community aspects to their offering and all are exponentially easier to work with as a developer. Only Facebook even comes close to being a place for me to connect with collegues on (but thats still a big "Yikes") . So wake up LinkedIn, time to embrace third party developers.
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