News from LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Klout and Facebook all make this list of top social media news for the week of May 10.

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LinkedIn, the professional social network, has recently introduced ‘endorsements’, a feature that makes it easier for people to recognize their connections’ skills and expertise.
With just one click, a person can endorse a connections for a skill they’ve listed on their profile or recommend one they haven’t added yet. So if a connection lists ‘crisis management’ under the Skills & Expertise section of their LinkedIn profile, it is almost effortless to confirm this,  just a click.
Here’s how to endorse LinkedIn connections.  On the top of a connection’s profile, see a …

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LinkedIn rolled out a new look and feel for its homepage this week.  The simpler and cleaner design makes it easier to navigate the page; it’s starting to look a bit like a Facebook timeline.
LinkedIn has refreshed the look and feel of updates in the stream with richer visuals for easier scanning and viewing. There is also  a continuous stream of updates with no need to click to  “see more”.   Users can see what connections are talking about and can engage by liking, commenting updates (sound familiar?).
Now network updates and …

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LinkedIn, the professional social network with more than 90 million members worldwide, launched the beta of LinkedIn Today, a new product that surfaces the top headlines and stories being shared the most on its platform. The idea is to give people a customised view of trending industry.
LinkedIn Today allows people to access professional news through three different lenses – by their connections, industry, and the broader global professional network. Users can see what their connections are reading and  they get an industry news digest. They will also have the ability …

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LinkedIn Labs has recently launched InMaps a new service that visualises the collection of a LinkedIn ‘connections’ as a single network graph. Each colour represents a distinct group within a professional network, as labeled by profile owner. The graph lets users see where their connections’ networks overlap and identify areas that might be underrepresented.
Here’s a video explaining how to use the tool:

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LinkedIn has just launched another new feature: Skills.  It allows people to search for a specific skill among the millions of profiles.  It really enhances the search facility by allowing users to find key people within that community, locations, related companies, relevant jobs and relevant groups.
This new feature is still in beta, and it marks an important new iteration for the professional networking platform. Now searchers get contextual information that is really, really useful.
It’s easy to use. Just login and go to the LinkedIn Skills page.  Search for a skill …

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LinkedIn has announced the launch of the it’s new ‘share’ button.  Publishers, bloggers and businesses can  include a button on their site that lets readers and visitors  ’Share on LinkedIn’ by adding a few lines of code to their websites.
In the past, publishers like The Huffington Post have integrated LinkedIn share on their website. Starting today, sites like Bloomberg, Forbes, and the Mercury News’ SiliconValley.com are doing the same. In addition, they are also integrating even more advanced functionality like the ability to sign-in to your site with LinkedIn credentials.

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Suppose a government department sets up a discussion group in LinkedIn and then, when it doesn’t like the tone or content of the discussion taking place, the comments are taken down.
“It would never happen!” I hear you exclaim.  “To do so would go against all recognised best practice for the social internet!  To do so would  invite derision, hostility even, from members of the community!  The government department would  immediately suffer in terms of credibility and integrity and important relationships could be materially damaged!”
It’s true. In a perfect …

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LinkedIn is launching company pages to help businesses attract new customers using trusted, professional product and service recommendations.
The idea is to showcase products and services by making it easy for people to become brand ambassadors, building on word-of-mouth marketing. They are invited to write and share endorsements to build out their own personal brands, highlight expertise and provide value to their connections.
Already, tens of millions of professionals follow more than a million companies on LinkedIn to stay up-to-date on new developments and opportunities. Company pages will make it easier …