LinkedIn does claim to have beefed up their SPAM algorithm, which will pay attention to the past activity of members. Instead of checking posts in your moderation cue a few times a day or week, moderators may feel the need to scope out recent conversations repeatedly day-after-day.
In active groups, this is going to require much more work on the part of the moderator. Another negative is that competitors could get into the group and keep an eye on what you’re up to. If that one SPAMmer gets in and adds all his SPAMmy friends, the quality of the discussion feed could tank. Along with the lack of control over who joins the group, moderators now have less control over what is shared. This might be the most controversial change LinkedIn has made. However, a moderator can still remove inappropriate posts and mark specific people as requiring moderation. Moderators don’t have the option to automatically have all comments sent for moderation before being posted. LinkedIn Group Conversations Automatic Posting of CommentsĪnother main change to groups is that conversations will automatically be posted to the wall. This new policy could spiral out of control, if just one SPAMmer gets in and adds his connections. Many are concerned though, because group owners and moderators won’t have control over who can and can’t join. As a moderator, this could potentially make your job easier, if you don’t have to review and approve requests to join. Now new members won’t have to wait around for less active moderators. I think this was done to facilitate the growth of groups, and speed up the process for joining. If you go into the Members section, you can see and accept pending requests. Once this group is found, you can request to join.Ī really interesting policy LinkedIn has implemented, is that any member can now approve a request to join the group, if they are already connected to the applicant. A standard group on the other hand, can be found by searching on LinkedIn for a specific name, industry, topic, etc. Joining LinkedIn GroupsĪs I mentioned, the only way to join an unlisted group is by invitation. Ideally, this will facilitate more productive conversations and cut down on the SPAM. In order to view group conversations, and to participate in them, you have to be a member. These were notoriously filled with SPAM and lacking in productive conversation. The downside is it will be harder to judge the quality of a group or it’s relevancy to you, when you are considering joining it.įinally, there is no such thing as an open group anymore. The positive side is members can trust that this is a closed space for healthy discussion, and viewing of the conversation is limited. Only members can see the conversations that take place within. The only way to join an unlisted group is to be invited.Īnother change is that all groups will now be considered private. A standard group will show up in search results, while an unlisted group will not. Rather than the 4 different types of groups from before, groups now must fall into one of two categories: standard or unlisted. The 1 st big change has to do with who can see what within a group, and how groups can be found. Hopefully these are just the beginning of what LinkedIn has in store for groups.īefore diving into the big changes, you can see here that the overall look and feel of LinkedIn Groups has changed significantly. These changes are a step in the right direction.
At long last, LinkedIn is working to change that. There are many things about groups that have frustrated both members and moderators in the past. 7 Changes to LinkedIn Groups You Need to Know NowĬhances are, if you’re on LinkedIn often enough, you’ve heard something about the updates to LinkedIn Groups.
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