Tips and Tricks: Recommend LinkedIn News and Hyperlink Status
The last few months has seen a torrent of feature update announcements. Given the constant fine-tuning and tweaking of many of these features, we felt it may be a good idea to have a quick little feature snapshot each week, which could also work as a tips-and-tricks post. This week, I’d like to talk about a couple of subtle enhancements to features we launched recently.
1. Recommend LinkedIn News
Members can now recommend news articles to their company. This feature sends a network update to the company so everyone can read and discuss the article.
Of course, you can do the same from your LinkedIn News homepage as well, which contains a much longer list of News articles recommended to you.
2. LinkedIn Status now with hyperlinks (check Network Updates)
Just a couple of weeks ago we announced the ability for you to import your network updates into your personal feed reader with a personal RSS feed. We thought we’ll enable you to share URLs within your network updates universe by allowing you to add hyperlinks to status. Now, if you include a link in your status, it will be clickable from Network Updates.
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Feel free to leave a question whenever you’ve a minute and I’ll do my best to get back to you. If not, we’ll unleash Mario, our community guy, on your comments!
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Mark Cupitt April 9th, 2008
Hi Chris
Great features thanks!
I have been struggling with my network updates and want to suggest an idea for you guys to consider.
The volume of network updates can be quite high. I read them on my home page and via RSS feeds.
When I am looking at the updates, I am really wanting to view the same category of updates at the same time; ie: Group Activity, Connection Activity, Recommendations, etc
It would be great to be able to sort the updates on the home page !
Alos, on the RSS Feeds, if you were to change the sender of the feed to reflect the type of update activity, it is very easy in a Feed reader like outlook to sort the items by unread and who they are from, so same net effect
Hope you guys will take a look at this
Regards
Mark Cupitt
Daniel Herman April 10th, 2008
I just discovered your Networking Community today.
Two questions when someone has a chance.
1) I would like to learn about LinkedIn, but because of time constraints it is difficult. Is there a FAQ or User Manual that I can consult?
2) How do I locate or access a Network of Managers and Leaders in the Hospitality Industry for the states of Wyoming and Colorado?
Thank-you for your assistance with these important questions.
Sincerely,
Daniel L. Herman, M.M.
6825 Moreland Ave.
Cheyenne, WY 82009
H: 307-635-3477
M: 307-287-0116
leni April 12th, 2008
Question, not a comment – i would like to share articles with my company – we are now all linkedin – please walk-through how to do it.
Thanks.
Hal Amens April 12th, 2008
One of the problems I am having with Linkedin is that as it grows it becomes harder and harder to find the great stuff you are adding.
I posted a question about social networking in the enterprise a few weeks ago and got some great answer. The headline in your announcement about linkedin news is an article about social networking.
With the information I have seen, I can neither link to the news or to that article.
Let’s start with the article — how do I get it?
Please improve search capabilities for linkedin.
Thanks, Hal
Jennifer Grant April 15th, 2008
I love all the changes you guys are making!! Keep up the good work and pushing the envelope!
I also love your videos with the screen shots–what program are you using to make those with the video embedded in the lower corner??
Thanks!
Jen