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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg joining Google+ was a major media event, with everyone from Forbes to The Daily Mail covering the fact that the founder established a Google+ profile, building Circles that include former Facebooker Dustin Moskovitz and current Facebook CTO Bret Taylor. While many were doubtful that the real Zuckerberg would join a competing social service, tech blogger Robert Scoble texted Zuckerberg himself to confirm, tweeting out “Name drop moment. Zuckerberg just texted me back. Says “Why are people so surprised that I’d have a Google account?” In case anyone is still doubting that it is the real Zuck on there, Scoble tells me that Zuckerberg indeed meant Google+ account when he referred to Google account. But the real question is, why are people so surprised that Zuckerberg would chose to be on Google+? Perhaps the answer lies in the precedent set by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who seem to have shied away from interacting on Facebook as themsel...

This belongs to a series of posts  on how websites like Slideshare are integrating LinkedIn functionality on their site. Here’s Ross Mayfield , VP of Business Development at Slideshare  on  the integration of LinkedIn’s APIs on Slideshare and vice-versa. – Ed. Starting today, we’re launching a new integration with SlideShare and LinkedIn that will make it easier for you to share, discover, and engage with professional content on both networks . Below are the three new features you’ll notice: 1. Share SlideShare presentations, documents, and videos on LinkedIn We’ve added the LinkedIn Share button to all SlideShare presentations, documents, and videos, so you can share content with your professional network with one click. Content that’s been shared is then visible to your connections in the LinkedIn Update Stream and across the LinkedIn site, including LinkedIn Signal, which lets you use your professional network as a dynamic filter for shared content. 2. SlideShare in LinkedIn Today L...