To select a reaction, it is necessary, as on Facebook, to click on "Like" and hold the button pressed to display all the reactions from a mobile. On a computer, you simply have to place the cursor over the “Like” icon so that they all appear. How do I view reactions on LinkedIn? What do you think of these new reactions? A way to generate engagement The reactions allow to diversify the mechanics of interaction with the publications. The fun side will certainly encourage users to react more. It can also have the effect of favoring your most engaging posts in the LinkedIn News Feed. If it works like Facebook, it's a safe bet that posts with a high rate of reactions will appear more at the top of the newsfeed.
This is in any case what Facebook does by favoring the rate of reactions to the rate of likes because the reactions take a little longer to do than to simply like. Late fax list deployment? LinkedIn reactions may be coming a little late. It cannot be said that LinkedIn has shone in the race for innovation in which social networks participate. Reactions are the perfect example. It is not an innovative feature since Facebook was the precursor, and what is more, it is deployed 3 years after Facebook's reactions.
However, the reactions bring a slight facelift to the professional social network. Should we fear a diversion of reactions? On Facebook, the reactions were diverted from their primary use. Indeed, many Community Managers have used these reactions as a way to artificially generate engagement. For example, reactions served as a voting mechanism. They have also been removed from Live for this reason. LinkedIn is also not immune to this hijacking and may need to reframe things as Facebook has done in the past.