Comments on: Communicating more effectively through LinkedIn http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/ The corporate blog of LinkedIn, the world's largest professional networking site. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:37:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chris Richman http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-939 Chris Richman Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:26:22 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-939 Jason: We currently only allow InMails to be sent to single recipients. However, you can send messages to up to 10 of your connections at a time. There are two ways to initiate it. 1) Click the inbox link at the top of the page, then click the "Compose message" button. From there you can type in the names of the other recipients, or click the address book icon to choose them from a list. 2) you can start the same process by going to the profile of a connection and clicking "Send a message" then clicking "Include others on this message." This will allow you to send messages to up to 10 of your connections at a time. Chris Jason: We currently only allow InMails to be sent to single recipients. However, you can send messages to up to 10 of your connections at a time. There are two ways to initiate it. 1) Click the inbox link at the top of the page, then click the “Compose message” button. From there you can type in the names of the other recipients, or click the address book icon to choose them from a list. 2) you can start the same process by going to the profile of a connection and clicking “Send a message” then clicking “Include others on this message.” This will allow you to send messages to up to 10 of your connections at a time.

Chris

]]> By: Jason Greenspan http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-938 Jason Greenspan Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:09:40 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-938 how do you message multiple connections with an email/ inmail via linkedIn? how do you message multiple connections with an email/ inmail via linkedIn?

]]> By: Sheilah Etheridge http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-937 Sheilah Etheridge Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:09:39 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-937 Great changes to the inmails system. I love most of them. However, it was better to be able to download the vcard on the old system rather than copying and pasting the address and having to fill out all the data as it is now. Any chance of getting that feature back? Sheilah Great changes to the inmails system. I love most of them. However, it was better to be able to download the vcard on the old system rather than copying and pasting the address and having to fill out all the data as it is now. Any chance of getting that feature back?

Sheilah

]]> By: Arnnei Speiser http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-936 Arnnei Speiser Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:09:40 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-936 LinkedIn is a real asset for making managing your own contacts, acquiring new connections and extending your reach through the connections tree. It is still missing some necessary feature for managing the personal contacts and making practical use of them. The requests mechanism is great. But once you have developed a business network you need more then the ability to send questions and requests. The LICM is an added benefit tool (Freeware) that was developed for that reason. It was developed to add the missing link in managing your contacts using the LinkedIn facility better , easier and even when you don't have access to the Internet. LinkedIn is a real asset for making managing your own contacts, acquiring new connections and extending your reach through the connections tree.

It is still missing some necessary feature for managing the personal contacts and making practical use of them.
The requests mechanism is great. But once you have developed a business network you need more then the ability to send questions and requests.

The LICM is an added benefit tool (Freeware) that was developed for that reason. It was developed to add the missing link in managing your contacts using the LinkedIn facility better , easier and even when you don’t have access to the Internet.

]]> By: Carlos http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-935 Carlos Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:16:24 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-935 Hi guys, I just have some feature request, and i can't find where to send it! It's just a bad day, i'm out of luck or it's really not that easy to contact you? Well, my feature request it's related to published papers or articles, and speeches or talks. There is no place to add those (i think important background) to the profile. Thanks! Hi guys,

I just have some feature request, and i can’t find where to send it! It’s just a bad day, i’m out of luck or it’s really not that easy to contact you?

Well, my feature request it’s related to published papers or articles, and speeches or talks. There is no place to add those (i think important background) to the profile.

Thanks!

]]> By: Benjamin http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-934 Benjamin Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:18:14 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-934 Great stuff! For visually orientated people like me, this extended use of photos is a real help. I appreciate the focus on helping us users be productive! Thank you! Great stuff! For visually orientated people like me, this extended use of photos is a real help. I appreciate the focus on helping us users be productive! Thank you!

]]> By: Chris Richman http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-933 Chris Richman Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:46:21 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-933 Martin: That's an interesting idea. We like the idea, in general, of being able to use your LinkedIn information in other places. I'll pass it along to the Product Manager for that area. Shiva: We have a separate setting for displaying the photo on your *public* profile. Click on the My Profile tab, then "Edit My Public Profile". Make sure the "Picture" checkbox is checked. Pooja: Thanks for the feedback. I'll pass that on to the people that work on Profiles. There may be potential privacy considerations with letting non-connections know how often you update your profile, but I can see how it would be useful to have some sort of indicator about how up-to-date the information is. Donna: You're absolutely right about not being able to see the message intended for the final recipient before you decide to forward it. I'm going to try to get that changed by the end of the week. Thanks for pointing it out! In the meantime, you can click the forward button, and then cancel if you decide not to forward it after reading the message. Chris Martin: That’s an interesting idea. We like the idea, in general, of being able to use your LinkedIn information in other places. I’ll pass it along to the Product Manager for that area.

Shiva: We have a separate setting for displaying the photo on your *public* profile. Click on the My Profile tab, then “Edit My Public Profile”. Make sure the “Picture” checkbox is checked.

Pooja: Thanks for the feedback. I’ll pass that on to the people that work on Profiles. There may be potential privacy considerations with letting non-connections know how often you update your profile, but I can see how it would be useful to have some sort of indicator about how up-to-date the information is.

Donna: You’re absolutely right about not being able to see the message intended for the final recipient before you decide to forward it. I’m going to try to get that changed by the end of the week. Thanks for pointing it out! In the meantime, you can click the forward button, and then cancel if you decide not to forward it after reading the message.

Chris

]]> By: Donna Jones http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-932 Donna Jones Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:51:46 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-932 I received several requests to forward Introductions in the last week or so. This new system is a step backward in functionality. The first thing that I noticed is that I now have to decide blindly whether or not to forward the requests. I can't read what the requesting person wrote to the target person until after I decide whether or not to forward the message. I liked the old interface much better because everything that I needed to see was on the front page. I received several requests to forward Introductions in the last week or so. This new system is a step backward in functionality. The first thing that I noticed is that I now have to decide blindly whether or not to forward the requests. I can’t read what the requesting person wrote to the target person until after I decide whether or not to forward the message. I liked the old interface much better because everything that I needed to see was on the front page.

]]> By: Pooja Katna http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-931 Pooja Katna Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:47:56 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-931 This is great Chris. I have one suggestion - I think it would be really beneficial if we could get information on when the profile was last updated / accessed as that would give an idea of how recent the information is. There are some people who have obviously moved on from where they were working but their profiles don't indicate the change. This is great Chris. I have one suggestion – I think it would be really beneficial if we could get information on when the profile was last updated / accessed as that would give an idea of how recent the information is. There are some people who have obviously moved on from where they were working but their profiles don’t indicate the change.

]]> By: Shiva Shankar http://blog.linkedin.com/2007/10/12/new-features/#comment-930 Shiva Shankar Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:59:01 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=215#comment-930 Te Linkedin Profile URL http://www.linkedin.com/in/sshiva doesn't show the photograph where in actually the photo is uploaded and shows up when clicked on view full profile link. I checked up the settings and it says "Share my photograph with everyone". Not sure whether its a bug. Te Linkedin Profile URL http://www.linkedin.com/in/sshiva doesn’t show the photograph where in actually the photo is uploaded and shows up when clicked on view full profile link. I checked up the settings and it says “Share my photograph with everyone”. Not sure whether its a bug.

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