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There are so many changes to LinkedIn happening almost constantly, it can be tricky not only to keep up but to identify what’s actually new. You might suddenly notice what seems like a new feature – the blue box behind messages you’re writing, for instance – but discover that no, it’s not new at all. But this list of new features below is exactly that – new. Some will be useful to you, others less so.??
?? Open Tab Links
When a link added to a post is clicked, it opens in a new tab in your browser alongside the current LinkedIn tab already open. The value of this is threefold:
? It allows us to use links without worrying about reach
? It will stop the practice of placing links in comments (which always felt a bit odd)
? It will make it faster and easier to move between a post, its links and back again.
New look-events section
The events area of your profile has a new look. Not only are your own events listed, but those you are attending as well – up to 3, it seems. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have its own URL and access is relatively well hidden, way down the left rail of your Home page.
Our Featured Commitments
This is a way for companies to attract quality talent. It allows an organisation to demonstrate its dedication to the values it espouses through a 1200-character description and the inclusion of up to 5 links.
Auto Embed
This allows you to embed content from external sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia, Google+ and many more you may never have heard of. All you have to do is paste the link into your article, hit space or enter and it automatically embeds, displaying a thumbnail or preview. Instant visual interest in your content!
Follow Back
This is a new profile feature we spotted just last week and?lets you know if someone is following you. If you decide to follow them too, all it takes is a click.
Notification of tag in articles and newsletters
If you’re tagged in an article or newsletter, you’ll now receive a notification of this.
Turn on post notifications when following
When choosing to follow someone from your list of Who’s Viewed My Profile, you’ll now have the option to turn on notifications of their posts. This allows you to see more of their content without having to directly interact with them. We’ve not seen this in person yet, but it seems similar to the bell notification without the need to go to their profile.
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Is LinkedIn Becoming Too Complex?
There have been more than 60 updates, changes and new arrivals since the beginning of the year. How can the average LinkedIn user keep up?
It’s a continual process for us and even then we’re not always sure we’ve picked up them all.
Many people we speak to are unaware of many of the features that we see as routine – even the Featured section itself is often missing from profiles. And the Services section? Lots of clients have never heard of it. And if they have, they don’t understand the difference between Recommendations and Reviews – which is subtle, we agree.
Now, in the main, we’re pleased with the changes because generally they make the platform a better environment in which to work and give us more options in how we work. But LinkedIn rarely announces updates and often their own Help doesn’t keep up with the changes. This makes it tricky for anyone wanting to clarify details or find out how something works.
Of course, we’re not advocating a return to the old look and feel of the platform. That would be just plain boring. We love the extra functionality and the new visual appeal of many of the features. But it would be helpful if there was an official source of intelligence we could all refer to rather than having to rely on the goodwill of the LinkedIn community and people like Kevin D. Turner to keep us up to date (who does a wonderful – unpaid – job of it).
We’re happy for the pace of change to continue – although it would be nice to have them rolled out in a more logical, consistent way so we could experiment with one before the next three come barrelling along. We would also like there to be one reliable, current source of information on updates to save us all hours of research, hunting and consulting with colleagues.
Or would that make it all far too easy?
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October’s Calendar at a Glance
Oct 6 LinkedIn with Lynnaire [Audio Event]
Oct 13 How to Stay Safe on LinkedIn and Avoid Spammers, Scammers and Trolls [Link?Ability webinar]
Oct 20 LinkedIn with Lynnaire [Audio Event]
Oct 27 Content Tips from Content Queen Fanny Dunagan [LinkedIn Live]
Link?Ability Events You May Have Missed…
[Link?Ability webinar] How to Message on LinkedIn Without Getting Blocked
Catch up with our tips and techniques for messaging on LinkedIn that gets results. From connecting to building relationships, we explain the best techniques to leverage messaging on LinkedIn to achieve success.
[LinkedIn Live] How to Use Storytelling to Crush It on LinkedIn
Consistently publishing valued-added posts, articles, newsletters and videos is crucial to success on LinkedIn. In this Live we spoke with storytelling guru Robert Tighe about how to use storytelling to open doors on LinkedIn.
[Podcast] Influence through LinkedIn – The Sage and Guide in which host Raju Mandhyan asked Lynnaire Johnston ?how leaders can employ this platform powerfully and productively.
Don’t miss…
[Audio Event] LinkedIn with Lynnaire – Oct 6 (6pm NZDT / 4pm AEDT)
On this LinkedIn with Lynnaire audio event there’ll be a full rundown on latest LinkedIn updates and changes plus a discussion about safety on LinkedIn.
[Link?Ability webinar] How to Stay Safe on LinkedIn and Avoid Spammers, Scammers and Trolls – Oct 13 (1pm NZDT / 11am AEDT / 8am Singapore / Oct 12 5pm PDT / 8pm EDT
LinkedIn is increasingly suffering from spamming, scamming and other kinds of bad behaviour. You now need to take as much care on LinkedIn as in the rest of your online life and in this webinar we tell you what to watch for and how to stay safe.
[LinkedIn Live] Oct 27 Content Tips from Content Queen Fanny Dunagan
Link and details will appear here: https://linkability.biz/LinkAbilityEvents
And listen out in November for our LinkedIn Live with the author of international best-seller The Go-Giver (5000+ Amazon reviews!) Bob Burg on why giving is so important and how best to do that on LinkedIn.
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2 年You have become my go-to person for LinkedIn updates, Lynnaire Johnston ???? Looking forward to our live show together on Oct 27!
Helping Clients get Results on LinkedIn?? ?? Link·Ability Membership site manager
2 年For the 'average' user, there is so much to do that may not seem as relevant as it does to a 'high' user on LinkedIn but like everything in life, we all need to find the right balance for us!
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2 年I think it is great that I can re-watch all of your previous live events from your company page.
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2 年Your last event with Fanny was fantastic I'm looking forward to tuning into this one.
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2 年Absolutely loved the live with Robert on How to use Storytelling to Crush it on LinkedIn. I can see that tall stories don't quite suit the narrative on LinkedIn.