LinkedIn now lets you connect with QR codes, translate posts in other languages

LinkedIn is calculation a couple of new features that will make it easier to constitute connections and go on up with posts written in other languages. The master depict here is that everyone on LinkedIn can at present add connections with a unique QR code that leads to their profile. And if you have international connections, LinkedIn now has a built-in translation feature that will permit you proceed upwardly with posts written in other languages.

The QR code feature is fairly unproblematic to use. If you lot come across someone at an event who you want to stay in bear upon with, you won't have to call back their name or snag a business organization card. Instead, y'all tin can tap the new QR code icon in the mobile app's search box to scan the person's LinkedIn QR lawmaking and send a connection asking. You can discover your own QR code by borer "My code," where it tin then be shared through e-mail and other apps, or saved as a photo to be added to your business cards.

As for translations, posts that are written in other languages volition at present have a "See Translation" button in the LinkedIn feed. The feature will translate the post's text when y'all click the button using Microsoft's Text Analytics API, which also powers translation in Bing, Skype, and Part.

To offset, the new QR code feature is available in the iOS app and is coming before long to Android, Microsoft says. Meanwhile, post translations currently work with more than than 60 languages and are available on desktop and the mobile web. Translations will exist headed to iOS and Android in the coming weeks.

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