LinkedIn, a
very boring a little known Social Network for working processionals, has
suddenly popped up on the Social Media Messaging Radar.
This as they've launched a little talked about Instant
Messaging platform on Tuesday September 1st 2015 that allows its
members to talk to each other within the LinkedIn App as reported in the
article “Tech
Tuesday: LinkedIn’s NEW Messaging Experience”, published September 15th
2015 by Warren Knight, Business 2
Community.
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Additionally, as of Friday October 8th 2015
they're also launching a private Groups App for iOS users so that professionals
can apparently have private pow-wow online as reported in the article “LinkedIn
retools Groups and debuts new sales metric”, published October 8, 2015 By
Marc Schenker, DigitalTrends.
Along with this, they're also introducing a Sales Navigator
feature that allows you to rank yourself on a scale of 1 to 100 on how well
you're selling yourself on the LinkedIn
platform.
LinkedIn bows to
Social Media Pressure – Professionals like IM with their Black Coffee
Basically with all these upgrades, LinkedIn has finally
stepped into the 21st Century, no doubt bowing to pressure from its
members as reported in the article “LinkedIn
Launches WhatsApp Like Instant Messenger to Connect Professionals”,
published Sep 9, 2015 By Reema C'verty, The
REM.
The new WhatsApp-like messaging interface that makes the
Professional Networking service App worth checking once in awhile. This
Messaging interface replaces their email like messaging section with a
clutter-free interface that easier to navigate.
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The LinkedIn
invitation-only private Group App is also an answer to used complaints about
self-promotion on LinkedIn
and manipulation by top content contributors.
LinkedIn Groups App reminds me of the super private Facebook
Rooms App that's invitation only via QR Codes as explained in my blog article
entitled “Facebook
launches Facebook Rooms - The 90’s Return as Facebook faces competition from
Anonymous Mobile Social Networks”.
The Sales Navigator is somewhat unnecessary and only Sales
and Marketing peeps will find this interesting; after all if you LinkedIn profile was
already boring, there's not much you can do other than add more stuff to your
resume!
LinkedIn Instant
Messaging Change - Why Stickers and Emoji for Professionals has a Jamaican
Touch
Messages are now easier to search and it now comes with push
notifications so that you can receive messages even when you're out of data.
The Super-private LinkedIn Groups App is
also great for professionals who want private groups where only your most
trusted confidants can communicate as in a virtual VIP Room.
Interestingly all this has a Jamaicans connection, as the
team that designed the new Instant messaging Interface has Senior Software
Engineer Kamilah Taylor, a Jamaica on their team as reported in the article “Kamilah
Taylor - A Jamaican Link At LinkedIn”, published Sunday September 13, 2015,
The Jamaica Gleaner.
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Possibly this may have also been the same design team that
worked on the LinkedIn
Groups App
I'm not a professional and I'm excited by this; LinkedIn is no longer
boring and might be interesting enough to actually write about and possibly
join as noted in the article “Instant
Messenger comes to LinkedIn”, published 24th September, 2015, Firstfound.
This is where the recruiters do their headhunting, albeit
I’m not looking for work anymore, being as I'm doing my Professional Diploma in
Teaching at the MICO University College
to teach Physics while I continue to expand on my Blogging, book Writing and
Electronics and Computer Repair business.
LinkedIn
even sports support for animated characters, sticker, emoji and GIFs, an
apparent not to other messaging platforms such as Viber and LINE that have
popularized their use as noted in my blog article
entitled “Japanese
Line introduces Line Call for Landline and Mobile - WhatsApp and Skype
International Calling competition”.
LinkedIn may do
Voice and Video Calling – Appealing to Social-Media savvy Millennial Professionals
Hopefully too, they'll also introduce Free international
Voice and Video Calling like Skype and even Mobile money like Snapchat SnapCash
or Facebook Cash as noted in my blog article
entitled “@Facebook's
Cash Transfers in Messenger – How sending cash using Facebook’s Messenger is
playing Catchup with @Snapchat”.
More Social Media elements like other Social Media Networks
will make LinkedIn
more appealing to Millennial Professional. That translates to more good
business for LinkedIn
in a world that’s becoming more Social Media Networked!
Here’s the link:
LinkedIn Twitter Feed:
@LinkedIn
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