Twitter, LinkedIn join forces - InternetNews.com

LinkedIn, the business-oriented social network, has teamed up with short-messaging phenom Twitter to couple the features of the two services and provide a broader distribution channel for people's professional activities.

"The business use case of Twitter is turning out to be very important," Twitter co-founder Biz Stone said in a video explaining the tie-up. "More and more people are finding the persona they create for themselves on the Web is part of their resume..."