Dive summary:
- Professional networking site LinkedIn has added the Facebook style feature of "mentions" that allow you to hyperlink to other people and companies' profiles on the network in updates and conversation.
- Just like on Facebook, when a user starts to type a name a drop down box of connections' names will appear to choose from.
- In addition to connections, users may tag others who are in a conversation string.
From the article:
“'LinkedIn members are involved in millions of conversations across LinkedIn day after day,' said the company's Associate Product Manager, Angela Yoonjeong Yang in a blog post. 'That’s why we want to make it even easier for you to start those conversations, share knowledge with one another and ultimately become even better at what you do.'”