How to Add a YouTube Video to a LinkedIn Status Update by Peggy Duncan

http://www.SuiteMinute.com I found a lot of help explaining how to insert a video into my LinkedIn profile via a Google Docs or Slideshare.net presentation. But I couldn't find anything on how to insert a YouTube video inside a LinkedIn Update (not just a link) while I'm on LinkedIn.

Via AutoShare on YouTube, my new uploads get tweeted, and my tweets feed into LinkedIn (via Settings), but I also wanted the option of republishing a video update later.

NOTE: You can also click Share under the video, More to expand the options, and choose LinkedIn.

The main issue with making this work was using the right URL to the video (there are several instances of a video URL on YouTube, but the one in my instructions is the only one I tried that worked AT FIRST. But later, I tried by clicking Share under the video and copied that URL, and it worked. Then later I used the URL in the browser bar and it worked too!).

Find the video you want on YouTube, right-click on it, and click Copy video URL.

Go to LinkedIn, create a new update, and click Attach a Link.

Paste the YouTube URL in the Add URL box (hold down Ctrl key and type V to paste).

Click Attach. If you don't see a video thumbnail, it didn't work (and for some reason it doesn't work with all my videos and I have no idea why). Click Share, and you're done.

Can I get a thumbs up? How about clicking to Share this video with your network. Leave a comment too. If you know a better way, by all means let us know.

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Science & Technology

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• video
• Linkedin update
• add YouTube video
• LinkedIn