Get finished faster: Improved Company Profiles, applications and invitations

The list of modifications that go live today is long, and components all across the platform are affected, from OpenSocial apps to Company Profiles (and invitations, too). But let’s do one at a time:

Why did that person click on my profile?

If you’re like me, you’re probably curious about what motivates Visitors to your profile. You’ll be happy to know that starting today, we provide more information when a XING member visits your profile by clicking from an OpenSocial app such as “Ask XING”. You can use this additional information to help you decide whether the person could be a valuable contact to you or not.

Simplified access to home page apps

Easy access to the applications right from the start.

Since the launch of the XING Partner Ecosystem, we offer a total of 16 applications on the XING platform to enrich your networking experience. And there are different ways to view and use apps. You can either display the apps directly on your home page in what we at XING like to call an “info box”, or, by clicking on the “more” button, you can view the larger and more customizable “canvas view”.

Now it’s easier than ever to get to this “canvas view”: on your home page, there is now a small “Applications” option in the right menu bar. It expands when you click on it, and you can choose one of the applications from those you have installed. If you have a lot of applications installed, this can be particularly helpful – also if your home page is full of other boxes.

Simplified invitations

Up until now, you’ve been able to invite your coworkers or friends to join XING from your home page – all you needed to do was to enter your friend’s email. This is still possible, of course, but now it’s even easier to invite several members at once.

Invite contacts you email.

If you use one of the email services popular with other XING users on the platform, namely hotmail, GMX or web.de, you can sync all your contacts directly with XING, and expand your network in a hurry. Each person you invite will get a free Premium Month – and until September 29, you’ll get a free Premium Month yourself for every three successful invitations. If you prefer, you can also sync your address book from the “full screen” Invitation Page.

Standardized Company Profiles

Our Company Profiles will also go through a round of modifications this week (changes have already been made to the database, and the platform will be updated overnight). We’ve compiled duplicate Company Profiles into one, using public information such as trade office registers, and ironed out any spelling inconstancies resulting from individual profiles. Starting immediately there will be one Company Profile per company on XING, as requested by our users in UserVoice. It goes without saying that member profiles are not affected by this change. With this change, Company Profiles become more a more reliable record of coworkers and employees at companies.

Questions? Feel free to ask them, either here or in the XING Group.