LinkedIn are very cautious of applications using their APIs. I have tried and failed to get access to them.
Has anyone actually built any real applications with them yet? If yes, what strategy did you employ to get access to their API?
BTW I am talking about first class value added applications on top of LinkedIn, not just embedding hyperlinks.
I personally haven't, but I know it's possible. Following the link provided by Bobby Jack to the LinkedIn blog, they mention (Jul 25, 2008 entry) that Xobni has integrated with LinkedIn.
As a longtime Xobni user I can say that it does, indeed, integrate with LinkedIn and does it very well, so yes it is possible.
I am wondering the same thing. I tried to gain access to ad a resume section to my website that would be driven off LinkedIn's supposedly "open" API. But I never heard anything back from them. Not cool. Apparently they need to approve your usage of the API. I think someone needs to read to them the definition of the word "OPEN" when they decide to make a claim like that!
I had the same problem. I sent two emails to the email alias mentioned on their site and never received a reply. Honestly, I'm not sure how well they'll fare in the long run without taking a much more open and inclusive approach to the use of their API. They seem to be ignoring the long tail, which isn't a recipe for success in the new world of Web 2.0. Hopefully, they've got something in the works. If not, the next social resume site that comes along with a good, open API will win the battle overnight. There's so much they could be doing with this API to capitalize on the need for identity on the web. If I were working at LinkedIn, I would be working hard to become an OpenID provider and would also make a simplified avatar provider available that worked similar to Gravatar.com. I think people are tired of entering their data over and over and over on sites, and providing a solution like Gravatar.com would be a great way to provide a service to their members and build the LinkedIn brand at the same time. But...I don't work at LinkedIn, so I'll just have to settle for sitting on the sidelines and waiting ant watching.
The LinkedIn API is now public.
Get access here: http://developer.linkedin.com
It's difficult to find (or I couldn't find) a concrete example that shows (let's say... for dummies) how to program with c# for linkedIn.
I'dd like to get a link to a simple, basic tutorial. Have someone a link to such page?
Here is an example on the linkedin forum which works right out of the box: http://developer.linkedin.com/message/2185 using the oauth library