Link Finder solves the problem of building LinkedIn connections quickly through your Facebook network by comparing existing Facebook friends to LinkedIn connections.
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Link Finder
1. We automatically compare existing Facebook friends to
LinkedIn connections to quickly build up networks.
Thomas So
tmso@ucdavis.edu
415-676-8887
2. Motivation
LinkedIn users want to
build up their networks
LinkedIn connections
hunting is inefficient
A huge inefficiency in the status quo to fix.
3. Motivation
There is no option for looking up contacts from the
biggest social network that exists, namely - Facebook
Would be great but. . .
LinkedIn (professional)
+
Facebook (casual)
D.N.E
4. Solution
We provide a domain for easily and efficiently finding Facebook
friends on LinkedIn
5. Process
Facebook Login
LinkedIn Login
Load Friends List
Load Connections List
To act as a barrier
preventing users from
spamming serverintensive searches.
Filter out FB friends who are
already LinkedIn connections.
User pays $0.99.
Perform search, provide top
10 matches for each
Facebook name.
User adds connections
depending on matches’ pictures
and basic information.