New features in LinkedIn and Zoominfo
There are some new features in two of my favourite “people” tools.
I’m a little late on this one, but in January, LinkedIn debuted its “Answers” feature (I think you have to be signed in to see this section) . Don’t start mucking around with this unless you’ve got some time to kill. Nearing Wikipedian levels of time-suckage…it’s like pearl citation technique gone delightfully awry, in the best possible way. There are so many interesting questions posted, for example: “What’s the best question you’ve ever asked or been asked that helped you get to know someone better?” and “What’s the worst thing you ever heard on a job interview?” You can also subscribe to an RSS feed of a particular category (for instance,”Law and Legal” or “Career Development“), which always scores points with me.
And Zoominfo, which has long been one of my favourite websites for looking up biographical information, has a new feature called “BeFound”, which allows you to take control of your Zoominfo profile, consolidate summaries, and add information (such as whether you are male or female), if you wish. Nifty! I’m not a man anymore!