LinkedIn Is Testing Consolidated Desktop and Mobile Function Menus and Longer Post Lead-Ins
TLDR
LinkedIn is testing consolidated function menus on desktop and mobile, and some posts will display longer lead-ins during the experiment.
What this means for your accounts
- Status
- Test
- Platform
- Affects
- function menus, post lead-ins
- Who
- Not specified in the source
- Effective
- Not specified in the source
- Action needed
- Not specified in the source
LinkedIn is experimenting with new navigation options, with function menus on both desktop and mobile now consolidated, according to Social Media Today. The test also gives some posts longer lead-ins, which the report describes as part of the same experiment.
How we got here
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- Sep 20LinkedIn tests a dedicated Network tab to boost engagement with direct connections
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