The new LinkedIn for Blackberry v1.0 supports Blackberry smartphones with Blackberry OS v4.3 or higher and these are the Blackberry Bold, Curve and Tour. The LinkedIn for Blackberry App will be added to the BlackBerry App World very soon for download to your Blackberry.

Of course, the iPhone and Palm Pre owners have benefited from LinkedIn for some time and now Blackberry users benefit too. LinkedIn for BlackBerry v1.0 can be downloaded here.

Blackberry owners are primarily business users and so Linkedin could not come soon enough for them. Basically, we see LinkedIn as a social networking platform for business people to promote themselves and make contacts within the business community.

LinkedIn say the BlackBerry platform is a top priority for them so expect some fast moving enhancements to LinkedIn for Blackberry v1.0 and updates to include more Blackberry smartphones in 2010.

Features of LinkedIn for Blackberry v1.0

• Network Updates. View and share crucial business intelligence and updates with your network.  Perfect for those spare moments between meetings.
• Search. Search across over 60 million global professionals, and get the answer back in seconds. We’ve implemented a unified search across both your direct connections and the entire LinkedIn network.
• Connections. LinkedIn is your address book in the cloud.  Get quick access to any of your connections to get their up-to-date profile information, and the ability to send them a message immediately.
• Invitations. Why wait to get back to your desk? Accept outstanding invitations immediately.
• Messages. Messaging is one of the reasons that BlackBerry owners love their devices, and we’ve worked hard to integrate your LinkedIn Inbox.
• Contacts.  Integrate your LinkedIn connections with your BlackBerry address book, and view the profile of any contact directly on your BlackBerry.
• Messages.  LinkedIn invitations and messages will now appear in your BlackBerry Inbox, just like any other email.  You can also view the LinkedIn profile of the sender of any email you receive.

LinkedIn for BlackBerry v1.0 can be downloaded here.