Aug 27
LinkedIn has decided to make its Groups feature more useful and relevant for its users. Starting August 29, 2008 the following features will have been added:
- Discussion forums: Simple discussion spaces for group managers and its members. (One can turn discussions off in their management control panel if they like.)
- Enhanced roster: Searchable list of group members.
- Digest emails: Daily or weekly digests of new discussion topics which members may choose to receive. (LinkedIn will be turning digests on for all current group members soon, and prompting them to set to their own preference.)
- Group home page: A private space for a group’s members on LinkedIn.
A LinkedIn release says, “We’re confident that these new features will spur communication, promote collaboration, and make your group more valuable to you and your members. We hope you can come by LinkedIn on Friday morning to check out the new functionality and get a group discussion going by posting a welcome message.”
