Viadeo Opens Public API for 35 Million Member Business Social Network

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Viadeo, the business social network with 35 million members worldwide,  today announced the release of its public API—boosting usability and increasing functionality for its members.  With Viadeo's open API, third party developers can leverage the company's business social networking platform to create a personalized web experience for their site visitors—ultimately increasing brand awareness, driving revenue and elevating engagement.  Viadeo also announced today the launch of its Developer API contest, which challenges developers to create a killer app that leverages the Viadeo API.  The contest starts today and runs through October 14.   Submissions will be reviewed and the winners selected by an esteemed panel of judges including Robert Scoble and Kin Lane of ProgrammableWeb.  

"Viadeo is a network for doing business, and not just about finding your next job.  We offer a compelling tool for entrepreneurs who are building businesses with suppliers, customers and employees in emerging markets like China," said Dan Serfaty, CEO, Viadeo.  "Now with our open API, third party developers can bring a professional social context to websites, applications and services via our globally-focused social graph."

By tapping into Viadeo's social graph, third party developers can create more compelling applications—opening up new markets and delivering enhanced business capabilities.  Some examples of applications that can be socially enhanced are collaborative workspace tools, CRM, email clients and social aggregators to name a few.  A detailed list of technology providers and the Viadeo Graph API can be found  on the Viadeo developer site at http://dev.viadeo.com.

"In today's competitive employment market, it's more important than ever to leverage your connections in your job search," said Gautam Godhwani, chief executive officer, Simply Hired. "Simply Hired is excited to partner with Viadeo to offer job seekers the ability to utilize their professional relationships in pursuit of their next job. Job seekers can now view their Viadeo connections in line with their search results on Simply Hired to effortlessly see who they are connected to at which hiring companies, giving them an inside track on a job and creating a more efficient job search experience."

API Developer Contest

Developers are invited to make their submissions online from September 6 through October 14, 2011.  Submissions will be reviewed by the judging panel from October 15-20 with the winners announced on October 24.  A detailed overview of the judging criteria and contest rules and requirements can be found at http://dev.viadeo.com/challenge/.

About Viadeo

With representatives on all five continents, the Viadeo Group offers network development solutions and business opportunities at both local and global level to over 35 million professional people.  Based in Paris, the company has offices in the US (San Francisco), United Kingdom (London), Spain (Madrid and Barcelona), Italy (Milan), Senegal (Dakar), China (Beijing), India (New-Delhi) and Mexico (Mexico City). Visit the website: www.viadeo.com.

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