LinkedIn Simplifies Navigation Bar
LinkedIn, the social media network for professionals, has released an updated tool bar, streamlining navigation across the site. LinkedIn has made a number of changes to make the service more accessible and versatile for users over the past month, including an improvement to the mobile app and the introduction of visual content to profile pages.
The engineers at LinkedIn have been monitoring users for a while, working out what changes would be of the most use to the average professional user:
When approaching this re-design, we analyzed years of navigation data to determine which links were adding the most value for you, and which could be removed to create a more focused and streamlined experience. We also observed how useful Search was as a productivity tool, and aligned the search box with the results page, for fine-tuned search efficiency.The new search bar:
The old search bar:
The first few changes are obvious: the search bar now dominates the centre, with notifications and profile options moved to the left, while the tabs have been diminished to just five – Home, Profile, Network, Jobs and Interests. The Home, Profile and Job tabs are relatively self-explanatory. Network allows users to view contacts and add connections; Interests contains professional content from companies, groups and influencers.
Hovering over the profile picture to the right brings up a list of all the profile options and settings. The darker sub-bar containing the tabs, meanwhile, will disappear if a user scrolls down a page, reappearing when the user hovers over the main bar.
The updated toolbar will be released to English speakers over the next month.
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