LinkedIn continues to evolve far beyond its original role as a professional networking platform. This week’s updates reveal three distinct but connected shifts. The platform is building new AI-powered tools that help brands define and scale their identity, creating new monetization opportunities through a dedicated Creator Marketplace, and once again proving that some of the …
June 2026
LinkedIn Launches Connected Apps, Shifting Profiles Beyond Job Titles
The new feature connects professional tools directly to LinkedIn profiles, giving members a more dynamic way to showcase their skills and work LinkedIn has introduced a new feature called Connected Apps, allowing members to connect workplace tools directly to their LinkedIn profiles. The launch enables users to showcase activity and credentials from a growing list …
LinkedLetter #180: How Visibility, Leadership, and AI Are Reshaping LinkedIn
Something interesting is happening on LinkedIn. The platform is becoming more transparent about how visibility is earned, more intentional about how businesses reach professional audiences, and more vocal about the skills leaders need to navigate an AI-driven future. Taken separately, this week’s announcements might look like routine product updates and research findings. Together, however, they …
LinkedIn Introduces In-Network vs Out-of-Network Reach: A New Way to Measure Content Visibility
For years, LinkedIn creators have relied on impressions, engagement rates, and follower growth to understand whether their content was performing. While these metrics offered useful signals, they left one important question unanswered: who is actually seeing your content? A post with 50,000 impressions might look successful on the surface, but was it primarily viewed by …




