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Monday, March 30, 2009

"LinkedIn Connections" on Hoovers?

I just noticed on my Hoovers account when I do a company look-up there's now a "LinkedIn Connections" box (coincidentally is non-copyable) that links you to employee profiles (that I am "connected" with) at the company being researched. Is this new? What is it? Some kind of partnership between Hoovers and LI?
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Posted by The Edge at 9:42 AM

1 comments:

Tim Walker said...

Thanks for noticing this feature! In answer to your questions:

--Yes, it's new.

--As you suggest, it's an integration of Hoover's data with your LinkedIn connections. The idea is that it can help you better connect with people inside a company to complete a deal, make a sale, find the right vendor, etc.

Feel free to contact me directly if you have more questions.

5:11 PM

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