Cantaloupe TV

I never even thought about embedding video in my Linkedin profile and if you had asked me if it were possible, I would have answered from a state of complete ignorance and said "No."

But now that I know it's possible, and it's not that straightforward, I'm excited to have it on my profile and I'm excited to share it with you.

So how is it done? Well it involves YouTube, Google Docs, and the new Linkedin application for Google Presentations.

(*Before we start I have to admit that I was NOT at all excited to be using YouTube to distribute my online video. It has it's place in the online marketing world, but it's not ideal for my professional profile, and I certainly wouldn't be content using it for video on my website. I'm a little paranoid about featuring a Cantaloupe video on YouTube les people should think that the quality demonstrated represents actual Cantaloupe quality, when in fact, YouTube greatly degrades the video)

Anyway, here are some steps:

1. Login to LinkedIn

2. Add the Google Presentations application

3. Click the grey "Create Presentation" button. (Note: You must have a google docs account to do this. If you have a gmail address, you're halfway there.)

4. From "Google Presentation" select Insert > Video from the main menu

5. Search for the video you want (Note: Obviously, your video needs to be uploaded to YouTube. I'm going to assume you have knowledge of how to do this for the sake of brevity, but if not, let me know and I'll provide instruction.)

6. Click "Save & Close" in the upper right corner

7. Back in your LinkedIn window select the presentation and click "Post to Profile"

You're Done!

Here's what the video looks like on my profile. Quite the ornament don't you think? Make sure you click "view full profile" to see the real thing.

Thanks to Jeff Tintle Jr. of LehighValleyEntrepreneur.tv for the tip!

Comments for Think you can't embed video in Linkedin? Think again. A step-by-step guide.

Friday, March 20, 2009 by Tony Mayo:: Thanks. Worked first time! http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=204186#h274-713
Saturday, March 21, 2009 by Daniel Cox:: I went to your LinkedIn site and I could not find your video? It is possibly due to me having a basic LinkedIn account? Is more available to paid accounts?
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 by Mike D. Merrill:: Outstanding tips. With the growth of video as an authentic medium to convey meaningful content and personality this will spread very fast. twitter @mikedmerrill
Monday, July 27, 2009 by Samantha Naes:: Thanks, this was very helpful!
Friday, August 14, 2009 by Gary:: Hmmm... everything worked just fine until I got to step #7. I see my video in the LinkedIn Google Presentation window but when I click on it to select it, it reverts to the Google login link. If I refresh the page it shows the video link again and when I click on it, it reverts to the Google login link again. I'm stuck in a loop! Help!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 by Ben:: I'm having the same results as Gary... everything works fine until I get to step #7, and then when I click the presentation name, it shows me the Google login link. I've tried publishing the presentation, etc., but it's still not working! Any advice?
Thursday, November 19, 2009 by Robin Hamilton:: Well done and clear. You're right-other instructions are NOT straightforward. My only question is this: I do have a Google account (I think Google docs must be included here), and I was able to upload my video there, but when I went to LinkedIN and hit Google Presentation, nothing comes up - just a blue bar- there is no 'create presentation' button. Suggestions?