LinkedIn's new "Intro" is not only the worst idea I've heard in quite a while; it's a bad idea with almost no upside. Here's what you should know about Intro before you even think about using it.

Several years ago, I used and enjoyed a Gmail plug-in service called Rapportive. It added a panel inside Gmail which provided details about the people who sent you messages — a really handy thing to ...

LinkedIn's newest feature, called Intro, stirred up controversy last week when the professional social network introduced it -- and a few other features -- at an event about its mobile offerings.

SEATTLE -- LinkedIn's new Intro functionality, launched by CEO Jeff Weiner earlier this week, is intended to make the business networking service more mobile friendly. But it also runs the risk of ...

Goodbyes are always hard, and today LinkedIn is saying farewell to its Intro service. The product released last fall by the social network that used questionable methods to connect its contact data ...

Some people think a lot can go wrong if you have your email pass through LinkedIn’s servers with the company’s new Intro technology. Earlier this week, the company released LinkedIn Intro, a plug-in ...

I just got an e-mail from LinkedIn with the subject line “We’re retiring LinkedIn Intro.” Intro is the service the company unveiled last October that cleverly inserted contact information into the ...

A new feature from LinkedIn is a boon for any business looking to add a personal touch to their networking and hiring strategies. Yesterday (Oct. 23), the social networking company announced LinkedIn ...

In what was supposed to be a nifty new mobile app, LinkedIn's Intro is now being put under the microscope over security concerns. Intro is a new service integrated into the iPhone Mail app that allows ...

Earlier today LinkedIn launched a new iPad app and what appeared to be a pretty slick feature for iOS Mail called Intro. It presents the a profile of email senders right within the body of the message ...

LinkedIn has announced that it will shut down its Intro service next month. LinkedIn Intro was introduced last fall and was unique in that it used clever coding to connect LinkedIn contacts data with ...