While Facebook may be the king of social media networks, Linkedin sits on the throne of online professional networks, ruling the territory of business development, employment opportunities and professional interactions.

Serving 830 million members worldwide, Linkedin reports experiencing record levels of engagement growth for six consecutive quarters and is implementing new updates to improve accessibility, enhance user services lists including real-time captions for live audio events, improve search to rediscover posts and add custom options for displaying URLs to profiles. Here's a closer look at the new updates and features:

Real-time subtitles
The main update is real-time captioning for LinkedIn audio events. With this update, users will not only have options to read along, but will also have more ways to tune into live audio discussions whenever they have time.

Rediscovering posts
For posts you've already seen in the app, LinkedIn is working on implementing a way for users to search the creator's name and keywords (similar to what you can already do on Facebook).

Service lists
LinkedIn is also adding enhancements to its service listings so profile visitors can see in-stream comments. Service providers will be able to share reviews in their feed, so they can leverage the benefits of word-of-mouth recommendations. This update is worth taking serious advantage of, as Linkedin reported a 3.5x increase in the number of people searching and requesting services on the app.

Options for displaying URLs
Finally, LinkedIn has officially announced that users will soon be able to add a link to the top of their profile, redirecting visitors to their company page.

As user engagement on LinkedIn continues to grow, now is the time to test and understand these new updates so you can apply them to your overall marketing strategy!