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Google Adds LinkedIn to Search Profiles Links, Some Users Report

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Some users are now seeing LinkedIn added to Google Search Profiles, which already supports YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, Facebook and websites.

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Optimixed's original report on this story.

Google Search Profiles already supports YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and X, and users can also add Facebook and their website. SERoundtable reports that some users are now seeing Google add LinkedIn to the list as well.

How we got here: earlier coverage

  1. Oct 6
    Google Opens Search Profiles In India & Canada, Brazil Next via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

    Google Opens Search Profiles In India & Canada, Brazil Next via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

  2. Sep 16
    Google adds Search profile badge tool—let site visitors follow you directly

    Google released a Search profile badge that site owners can embed to let visitors follow them directly from their website.

  3. Sep 16
    Google lowers Search Profiles eligibility threshold to 10,000 followers

    Google made Search Profiles available to U.S. creators and websites with 10,000 followers, down from an earlier threshold.

  4. Jul 30
    Google Rolls Out Platform Properties Globally for Social and Video Performance Tracking

    Google has made Platform Properties available worldwide, letting creators track how their social and video content performs across Google's discovery surfaces.

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