There are rumors circulating in the blogosphere that LinkedIn, the professional social network created by Reid Hoffman, is plotting the development of APIs for developers to generated products within the website. This is similar to Facebook’s F8 efforts. The API will be unleashing within the next 9 months or so.
One of the reasons why LinkedIn is developing APIs may be because the social networks that allow applications and widgets — which include MySpace, Friendster, and Facebook — are dominating the market. Logically it makes sense though.
Widgets and applications enhance profiles if done so correctly. MySpace and Photobucket had their share of widget problems before MySpace acquired Photobucket. Not to mention, Facebook took a little bit of criticism for its applications.
