Facebook Testing LinkedIn-Like ‘Professional Skills’ Addition To ‘About’ Section

Facebook added a teaspoon of Twitter to its test kitchen late last month with its test launch of trending topics, featuring popular hashtags in real-time. Now the social network is adding a liter of LinkedIn to the mix, experimenting with the addition of a “professional skills” section of its “about” section for users.

Facebook added a teaspoon of Twitter to its test kitchen late last month with its test launch of trending topics, featuring popular hashtags in real-time. Now the social network is adding a liter of LinkedIn to the mix, experimenting with the addition of a “professional skills” section of its “about” section for users.

Sociobits was the first to report on the addition of the professional skills section, saying that it appears under “work and education,” and added that LinkedIn has offered the feature since 2011.

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