This past week, LinkedIn remodeled its security features to make them more accessible to their rapidly increasing clientele. This change has been requested by members of LinkedIn for the last year or two, and was very overdue. The interface for the security settings have been changed from a listed form, where every customizable setting was illogically aligned in different lists across the screen, to a more dashboard-like model, that is much more efficient for users and more in line with the standard model for user profile homepages.
The new features of the dashboard are quite useful, especially when compared to the previous layout. Now, the settings are organized into categories based on the users preferences and the similarity between different actions. For example, the top half of the page, according to Kristin Burnham’s article on CIO.com, “highlights information about you and your account. You can view how long you’ve been a LinkedIn member, change your primary e-mail or password and upgrade to a paid account.” Other features include the ability to view remaining ‘InMails,’ intros, and ad campaign statuses, if the user manages one. Under the top half is where the down and dirty account settings are stored, in a much more accessible form than the previous homepage.
One of the most lauded new features is found on the right side of the page. Here, links to the most frequently asked questions regarding all of the possible settings about your LinkedIn profile are listed for easy access that does not require you to dive deep into the LinkedIn sitemap to find.
As a LinkedIn user myself, these new features are greatly appreciated from the LinkedIn management. In the past, I have had trouble accessing certain features of LinkedIn that I have seen on other people’s profiles, and now with the new, more effective layout, I too can have a very professional LinkedIn profile.
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