Business oriented social network giant LinkedIn has recently launched a share button which gives users a way to spread thier content throughout their professional network.

There are 3 options of the share button available which can be easily added to your website or blog – as follows:

1. vertical:

2. horizontal with counter:

3. horizontal without counter.

LinkedIns latest updates combined with the additional sharing options released back in April, link attaching, status updates, ability to re-share links as well as edit and delete posts brings it inline with social media giant Facebook.

The share button competition is strong with Facebook, Digg, Twitter, StumbleUpon and countless others, do you think  LinkedIn has a place in this market and which is your preference?