LinkedIn Channels: Deepening User Connections to Content

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on May 13, 2013 · 4 Comments

ShareLinkedIn’s content experience continues to evolve with the launch of LinkedIn Channels, a content discovery feature that lets people stay up-to-date with the industry-related topics that matter most to them. Channels offers more than 20 broader topic areas including Your Career, Economy, Social Impact, Innovation and Higher Education, among others. Once you follow a channel, [...]

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LinkedIn Unveils Tagging and Company Admin Comments

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on April 26, 2013 · 4 Comments

ShareAs LinkedIn continues to become more robust and user-friendly, the professional networking site has introduced two new features: comment tagging and the ability for Company Page admins to interact in status updates as the company. “After all, you are involved in millions of conversations across LinkedIn day after day,” according to the LinkedIn blog. “That’s [...]

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B2B Marketers: LinkedIn Launching Sponsored Posts

Posted by Shelly Kramer on February 8, 2013 · 8 Comments

ShareLinkedIn has announced yet another new feature that B2B marketers should be paying attention to—sponsored posts. On the heels of lots of changes, including new personal profiles and revamped company pages, this new functionality is interesting and sure to be something that smart B2B marketers will put to use as part of their integrated marketing [...]

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LinkedIn Unveils New Personal Profiles

Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 17, 2012 · 4 Comments

ShareThe changes keep coming out of LinkedIn headquarters. On the heels of an announcement about new company pages (not to mention a recent design overhaul of the homepage), LinkedIn has unveiled a new look for personal profiles. The streamlined design is touted as offering “a better way to connect and build relationships,” according to LinkedIn. [...]

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Oh No: LinkedIn Just Went Klout On Us

Posted by Guest on October 5, 2012 · 62 Comments

ShareIf you’ve viewed a LinkedIn profile in the last couple days, chances are you have seen a new box at the top of the page prompting you to endorse an individual’s skills — and even if you haven’t yet seen the new feature, you may have received email notifications alerting you that your connections have [...]

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Microsoft Office Adds LinkedIn Integration

Posted by Shelly Kramer on August 9, 2012 · 2 Comments

ShareBig news out of LinkedIn headquarters—the next version of Microsoft Office will include LinkedIn integration by way of the Outlook Social Connector. For Outlook users, that’s good news, since it means they’ll no longer have to complete an additional download to sync with LinkedIn. The Outlook Social connector will give users access to photos, contact [...]

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LinkedIn Targeted Status Updates Increase Content Relevance

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on June 29, 2012 · 1 Comment

ShareAfter testing the feature among a small sampling of customers, LinkedIn has released targeted status updates for LinkedIn company pages. The new feature gives page admins the ability to personalize the content that they deliver to their page audience, while LinkedIn members receive more relevant information from the companies they follow. The targeted status updates [...]

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LinkedIn Update Makes Finding Connections Easier

Posted by Katy Ryan Schamberger on April 11, 2012 · 2 Comments

ShareIn a move that makes finding social media connections easier, LinkedIn recently unveiled changes to its “People You May Know” functionality that includes new features and an updated algorithm. This is great news for everyone who uses LinkedIn—after all, what good is a professional networking tool if you don’t have a robust network? And if building a [...]

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Why You Should Be Using LinkedIn’s New Status Updates For Companies

Posted by Shelly Kramer on October 17, 2011 · 12 Comments

ShareCompanies can now post LinkedIn status updates, thanks to a new feature that rolled out a few weeks ago. The status updates are the same as those you’d find on personal LinkedIn profiles, and, according to LinkedIn, give companies “the ability to customize and share more valuable insights with their followers.” LinkedIn status updates can [...]

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