When I logged in to LinkedIn this morning, I noticed I had a new Inbox design on my home page. I'm still playing around with this, but here is what I've noticed so far.

  • You can work with your messages, right from your home page, without first going to the inbox. This is a great usability feature as it helps us to "get things done" more quickly.
  • On the home page – messages and invitations are separated. I like having my invitations broken out so I can work through them quickly.
  • You can minimize the inbox on the homepage, "putting it away" when you are not using it
  • In the inbox itself, You can flag messages. There are also several options for filtering your list of messages.

Overall, I think these changes make for a cleaner, easier to use interface. What do you like or dislike about the new design?

Here is a short video that demonstrates these new features:

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Bill Brelsford Small Business Marketing Consultant