LinkedIn ‘s just launched its new platform to everyone online interested in hooking up to the business networking site’s APIs. Useful stuff, for some, but what it’s really about is trying to usurp Facebook in the enterprise social networking space. Back in October, LinkedIn revealed some of its plans when it gave “over a thousand developers” early access to a new Javascript-based platform that would let third parties integrate more closely with LinkedIn’s extensive business-based social graph.
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LinkedIn Takes Its Shot at Facebook, Going Live With Shares and Sign-ins