How to Update a LinkedIn Account From Facebook

The Facebook Twitter app posts your Facebook status updates as Tweets on Twitter.

Facebook and LinkedIn are social-networking websites that appeal to two very different audiences -- Facebook tends to be a more personal, social site, whereas people use LinkedIn to make professional connections. Although there is no application to directly link your Facebook status updates to your LinkedIn status updates, there is a workaround for Facebook users who wish to update their LinkedIn account from their Facebook account. You can accomplish this workaround in a few simple steps; it involves installing the Twitter application on your Facebook account and linking your Twitter account to your LinkedIn account, so that any update posted on Facebook is then sent to Twitter, which then sends the update to LinkedIn.

Instructions

1. Open your computer's Web browser and navigate to the Facebook login page. Type your Facebook account email and password in the spaces provided and click the "Login" button to log in to your Facebook account.

2. Click on the search bar at the top of your Facebook home page and type "Twitter" in the space provided. Select the "Twitter" application from the list of search results.

3. Click the "Go to App" button, followed by the "Allow" button to allow the application to access your Facebook account.

4. Click the "Sign in With Twitter" button, type your Twitter username and password in the spaces provided and click the "Allow" button to sync your Twitter and Facebook accounts.

5. Navigate to the LinkedIn login page. Type your LinkedIn account email address and password in the spaces provided and click the "Sign In" button to sign in to your LinkedIn account.

6. Click the "Profile" tab at the top of your LinkedIn home page and click the "Add" link next to the "Twitter" heading in the "Additional Information" section.

7. Click the "Authorize App" button and select the "All Tweets" or the "Only Tweets That Contain #in" option. Click the "Save Settings" button to save the settings. If you selected the "All Tweets" option, any Facebook status update you post will be posted to your Twitter account, which will then be posted to your LinkedIn profile. If you selected the "Only Tweets That Contain #in" option, any Facebook status update you post that contains "#in" will be posted to your Twitter account and then posted to your LinkedIn profile.

References

• LinkedIn Blog: LinkedIn Works With Twitter, and Vice Versa
• Facebook: Publishing to Twitter From Facebook Pages