LinkedIn added the ability to showcase users' talents in a whole new way Wednesday: pictures and video. Now LinkedIn users can add visual content to their profile pages, giving more depth to the written content already displayed on the site.
For instance, a photographer might choose to include several of her best photos, or a copywriter might upload a video of that ad he wrote for last year’s Super Bowl. Architects can upload the blueprints for a building they designed, and musicians can upload videos of past performances.
Visual content can be added to your summary, work experience and education sections on the site, and can come from your computer’s hard drive or from the web.
On the flip side of the equation, people who are browsing profiles on the site can now like or comment on media uploaded to others' profiles. A sharing option -- for sharing content you find interesting with others -- is also in the works.
New media-rich profiles are available now for LinkedIn members in English-speaking countries.
To add media to your own profile on LinkedIn click the “Edit” button on your profile page and follow the prompts in the summary, education and experience sections.
What sorts of content will you be adding to your LinkedIn Profile?