LinkedIn Teams Up With Snaptu To Launch Smartphone-Like App For Feature Phones
According to the announcement, the app will work across 2,500 device models, including those from Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and LG. Snaptu focused on bringing the most commonly used LinkedIn features in the new app, allowing users to access their update stream, search professionals on the network, invite fellow users to join their network and accept invitations. Users can also access full users profiles of professionals on LinkedIn.
Facebook also made a similar move, partnering with Snaptu to launch a similar rich app for feature phones. For LinkedIn, this app is particularly important as much of its active userbase is international, where feature phones are more popular that smartphones.