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Integrating SalesLogix with LinkedIn
Posted: 12 May 08 3:17 AM
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Hi all,
Regarding the cript for integrating SalesLogix with LinkedIn here:
http://www.slxdeveloper.com/page.aspx?action=viewarticle&articleid=101
Anyone using this or modified it to integrate further wit SLX?
I was wondering if it can also be added to the main contact screen as well, or only within the leads section?
Lastly, due to a more open LinkedIn API since this code was submitted, would it now be possible to actually import any of the contact details from LinkedIN into a SLX table?
Best wishes,
- Vincent |
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Re: Integrating SalesLogix with LinkedIn
Posted: 13 May 08 8:04 AM
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Vincent,
I beleive it should be possible to add the existing code to the contact details form. This would allow it to show on the main contact screen. It doesn't look like you need to make too many modifications (if any), I'm not exactly sure of what they would be since I'm not what I call an experienced programmer. I have not had any experience with using the API so I can't answer your question there but I'm sure someone should be able to answer your question soon.
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Re: Integrating SalesLogix with LinkedIn
Posted: 19 May 08 3:50 PM
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Hello Vincent. The LinkedIn API has been announced, but isn't exactly available yet. I've actually e-mailed their developers to ask and they've confirmed this stating that their API is not yet public. They do have a widget available, which I have integrated with the SLX web client (and would be easy to use with the LAN client as well), but it is very limited and I don't think really provides the usefulness needed to make this a valuable thing quite yet.
BTW, the article on this site could be easily done on the contact screen as well.
I do have plans for a new article when the API is made public.
-Ryan |
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Re: Integrating SalesLogix with LinkedIn
Posted: 20 May 08 2:48 AM
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Hello Ryan,
Thanks very much for the update - I hadn't realised LinkedIn have not yet realesed full API details.
Really looking forward to your solution for importing the contact details from LinkedIN into an SLX table.
Best wishes,
- Vincent |
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Re: Integrating SalesLogix with LinkedIn
Posted: 20 May 08 12:43 PM
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Originally posted by Vincent
Hello Ryan,
Thanks very much for the update - I hadn't realised LinkedIn have not yet realesed full API details.
Really looking forward to your solution for importing the contact details from LinkedIN into an SLX table.
Best wishes,
- Vincent |
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I've already built the LinkedIn Company widget into SLX (Web and LAN). Granted, not quite as nice as full API integration capabilities by far, but still has usefulness. I'll be making those bundles available in the Customer FX Labs (See http://customerfx.com/labs) probably next week when I have time to write it up. |
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Re: Integrating SalesLogix with LinkedIn
Posted: 15 Apr 09 11:31 AM
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Originally posted by John Gundrum
Ryan,
This would be a great addition. What is the status on this? |
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Well, I built it out quite a bit, but have had to put it in a permanent hold due to restrictions that LinkedIn put in place on use of their site. LinkedIn doesn't have a *public* API. They have an API but only make it available to large profile things that is by invitation and on a permission basis only - and they are very picky/stingy about who they give access to. So, I built my own API that harvested all the data I would ever want, and then some, via screen scraping and POSTing data back - and it worked great - I was almost to the point where I was going to release the full linkedin integration for SLX. However, then LinkedIn changed their site policies that outlawed the use of screen scraping of their data and said that any user using any screen scraping techniques would be banned from the site. So, I had to pull the plug. 
-Ryan |
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Re: Integrating SalesLogix with LinkedIn
Posted: 16 Apr 09 7:02 AM
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Ryan,
I ran into exactly the same issues w/the LinkedIn folks as you did.
We were using the the original "scraper" approach you had developed and a client saw it.. liked it. So I was thinking the same thing.. why not build out a nice add-in. Well. as you said, they changed things and teh next thing you know.. it would not work.. I attempted to solve teh problem but felt it really was not teh way to go. We contacted LinkedIn about the API but got pushed away (like you did).
As far as "scraping" is concerned.. I donot believe they can legally stop it.. but they certainly could have a policy that would terminate user logins is someone did it. I'll have to go back an read their user terms to see if it's in there.
BIG shame that they use a "public" type of API and then slam the door shut.
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RJLedger - www.rjlsystems.net |
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