{"id":1311,"date":"2015-09-03T15:55:12","date_gmt":"2015-09-03T13:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/?p=1311"},"modified":"2018-10-12T12:00:09","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T10:00:09","slug":"linkedin-now-offers-new-messaging-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/linkedin-now-offers-new-messaging-features\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn now offers new messaging features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The wait is over.&#8221; This is how Director of Product Management Mark Hull announced the launch of LinkedIn\u2019s new messaging experience last Tuesday <a title=\"New messaging experience comes to LinkedIn, finally!\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.linkedin.com\/2015\/09\/01\/new-messaging-experience-comes-to-linkedin-finally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the official blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It may be true that many of us LinkedIn users have patiently been waiting for some improvements in terms of messaging through #1 professional network. Up until now, using LinkedIn messaging was pretty much like using email. But even in a professional setting, email can get boring after a while \u2013 especially when you\u2019re using actual social media.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>So what are LinkedIn\u2019s new features?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With the new messaging experience, Mark Hull promises <strong>a cleaner and more streamlined look<\/strong>\u00a0with <strong>a chat-style interface<\/strong>\u00a0where you can <strong>attach photos and documents<\/strong> to your messages but also <strong>add stickers, emojis and GIFs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wonton_post_desktop-product.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wonton_post_desktop-product-1024x642.jpg\" alt=\"LinkedIn new messaging experience\" width=\"625\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wonton_post_desktop-product-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wonton_post_desktop-product-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wonton_post_desktop-product-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wonton_post_desktop-product-624x391.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wonton_post_desktop-product.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wonton_post_mobile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1319 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/wonton_post_mobile-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"LinkedIn new messaging\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With the announced new features, LinkedIn members will now be able to have <strong>short-form and casual conversations<\/strong> with their professional peers every day. In other words, using LinkedIn will be more like using Facebook. Such a release is likely to be successful and very much appreciated as it reflects the evolving ways professionals are communicating with one another today\u00a0\u2013 see Tinder like mobile app <a title=\"Viadeo launches \u201cLet\u2019s Meet\u201d, a new professional networking mobile app\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/viadeo-launches-lets-meet-a-new-professional-networking-mobile-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let\u2019s Meet<\/a> released\u00a0by French professional network Viadeo.<\/p>\n<p>This can make us wonder about how professionals \u2013 whether employers or active\/passive candidates \u2013 now connect and interact with each other. Recruiting and managing your own career doesn\u2019t have to be dull. Many companies understand this and invest in innovative and fun\u00a0tools such as <a title=\"When mobile gaming helps recruitment\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/when-mobile-gaming-helps-recruitment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mobile game apps<\/a> and <a title=\"A mobile recruitment strategy for mobile job seekers in a mobile world\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jobboardfinder.com\/news\/a-mobile-recruitment-strategy-for-mobile-job-seekers-in-a-mobile-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social network apps<\/a>\u00a0to tackle recruitment and networking.<\/p>\n<p>As of right now, the new experience is\u00a0only available to English-speaking members on iOS, Android and desktop but\u00a0will be gradually rolled out to all members. 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