I’m pleased to announce the newest, easiest way to participate in professional conversations happening in over a million LinkedIn Groups today. Welcome to the first LinkedIn application within Groups – Polls – that will be rolling out to all members over the next few days.
A key reason our members use LinkedIn Groups is to share insights with like-minded professionals. Voting on polls now provides the same quick convenience of clicking “Like”, but with also the richer point of view of a comment.
With the New Year right around the corner, the LinkedIn team thought it would be a great time to refresh one of our most popular analyses from last year - overused professional buzzwords! Maybe during the last year some of our members scrubbed their profiles of buzzwords and more uniquely described themselves? Or maybe there has been a huge growth in the number of ‘innovative, motivated, entrepreneurial team players who are results-oriented and thrive in fast-paced environments’. To the data!
We took a look at the more than 135 million professional profiles on our site and here are the top 10 buzzwords for the United States:
With only a few crucial weeks left before books close on the year, professionals seem to be spending their time, well, coasting.
Our look at the top five most-shared stories reveals a deep desire to be entertained. We’ve got photos, funny business buzzwords, great moments in autocorrect and a piece on watching others watch web pages. Breaking business news took a backseat to beautiful images. Here’s the list:
Ed. note: This belongs to our blog series on the genesis and thinking behind the design of LinkedIn’s features. Check out similar posts here.
A month ago we launched our Groups Statistics dashboard to help our users learn more about LinkedIn Groups. In today’s post, I’ll delve into a few of the design decisions that made the product what it is today.
