LinkedIn redesign

Hi, my name is David Herrold and I work at the Houston Chronicle. I'm interested in: mobile technology, social media, networking, web design, usability, publishing, software, hardware, search engine optimization and management tips. Feel free to drop me a note and let me know what you think.

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Posted by Dave | Filed under Communication, Social Networking, Software, Usability

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LinkedIn launched a redesign of their site tonight that looks pretty good. I hit their site while they were launching and it looked like they were having CSS issues. Turns out they were launching a redesign.

Upon first inspection, the sites looks more user friendly, but that’s more of an instinctual opinion than anything. It just feels easier to use.

I plan on playing around with it in the near future and posting my comments here.

What do you think?

Tags: linkedin, redesign, Social Networking

Reader's Comments

Tom Anderson | February 28th, 2008 at 6:28 am
I was less impressed with the site than you, especially now that I learn they’ve been “testing” it since last year! They better add some new features soon rather than just re-packaging old ones with a new look and navigation. It’s a simple usability principle. Why change something that all your customers know how to use unless you are going to make it significantly better?!?

Tom
Dave | February 28th, 2008 at 6:48 am
Good point, Tom.

I don’t see a lot of new functionality. However, I do like the persistent navigation and mini user profile on the left side. For some reason that navigation seems easier or more accessible than the previous navigation.

I do think they need to adjust their pricing model or packaging. I don’t know how many users are signing up for their advanced business plans, but I think a user should get much more for their money than the ability to send and receive more notifications.

Thanks for the feedback, by the way.