LinkedIn's New Look

This week Tuesday, LinkedIn rolled out their updated app on IOS and android. "This updated app now makes the app look like Facebook and other social media apps." (Bell, 2015) The app was first updated in October and finally rolled out this past week.

"Similar to Facebook, LinkedIn's new app is centered around a central feed, which shows you updates from other people in your network and the content they are sharing." (Bell, 2015) Since this app is so similar to Facebook, I will be curious to see if Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, or anyone on the Facebook executive team has anything to say about LinkedIn's new look. I am also interested to see if LinkedIn will be able to increase their membership with this new look. It'll also be interesting to see how our news feeds change with our connections and our interests.

"This updated app includes the newly-refreshed messaging features and overhauled search that LinkedIn says is 300% faster than the previous app." (Bell, 2015) The first time I saw this updated app, it took me a minute to get use to it, but after going through the app, I really enjoyed the new look.

I am interested to see what this new look does for LinkedIn and if any other companies follow along in their shoes with a new look for their app.

Bell, K. (2015, December 2). In Mashable. Retrieved December 5, 2015, from http://mashable.com/2015/12/02/new-linkedin-app/#33A552I9DZqc

Family and Football

On Saturday, my dad, brother and I left our house around 8 a.m. for East Lansing. My dad and I had planned on going to the game since September, and didn't realize how huge of a game it was going to be until the weekend before. The game was a 3:30 p.m. and arrived in East Lansing around 9:30 a.m. with some family friends and their family to tailgate. While wasting time before we had to head over to the game, we played corn hole, watched the Michigan vs, Ohio State game and made some new friends. Once all our food was all packed up, we started to head over to the stadium around 3 p.m., so we would make it in time for kick off.

After the fifteen minute walk to the field, we finally arrived. The next struggle was trying to figure out where we needed to go in, as there were people everywhere you looked. My dad and I finally arrived at our seats, just as both teams were entering the field. Even though it was kind of a blow out of a game, it was a good win and fun time. During halftime, I decided to make a trip to the bathroom, even though the bathroom was right down stairs, it took me 16 of the 20 minutes you get during halftime. At the end of the game, we then had to make the fifteen minute walk back to the car. The walk back was brutal as it was cold and windy. At this moment I was wishing we had a closer parking spot,

We finally arrived home around 9 p.m. and I couldn't have been more excited to not only sit down, but go and take a nice long and hot shower. The day was spent with family and friends and I couldn't have had a better time. This trip reminded me of how thankful I am for my family and how nice it is to spend quality time with them. The trip was made even better with a Spartan victory and I am hoping for another victory this weekend in Indianapolis against Iowa. I wish I was able to make the trip this weekend, but with finals and all the work I need to get done, the trip isn't possible. For now I will be watching the game from my couch and cheering loudly. As always Go Green!