LinkedIn Saved Posts Feature With Custom Folders

LinkedIn Saved Posts Feature With Custom Folders

Summary: LinkedIn lacks native tools to save and organize valuable posts. Introducing a dedicated save feature with folders, search, and caching would help users efficiently manage professional content, boosting engagement while benefiting job seekers, professionals, and platform retention.

Professional networking platforms like LinkedIn contain valuable content that users want to revisit—insightful articles, job postings, networking opportunities, or educational resources. However, LinkedIn currently lacks a native system to save and organize posts for later reference. Users resort to inefficient workarounds like screenshotting, browser bookmarking, or liking posts to resurface them in their activity feed. A dedicated save feature could streamline content management for professionals who need organized access to important information.

The Core Idea

One way to address this gap would be to introduce a feature allowing LinkedIn users to save posts with one click, access them in a dedicated "Saved" section, and organize them into custom folders (e.g., "Job Opportunities," "Industry News"). The system could cache saved content to ensure availability even if the original post is deleted. Optional reminders and search functionality could help users manage their saved content effectively.

Benefits and Stakeholder Alignment

This feature could benefit multiple groups:

  • Job seekers could save relevant postings and career advice.
  • Professionals could curate industry knowledge and trends.
  • LinkedIn could see increased engagement and retention.

Content creators would gain longer visibility for their posts, while advertisers could target users who demonstrate higher intent by saving content.

Implementation Approach

A minimal viable product might start with a save button and basic saved posts view, then gradually add features like:

  1. Custom folders for organization
  2. Advanced search within saved content
  3. Optional reminders for revisiting saved posts

Future enhancements could include shared collections for teams or integration with LinkedIn Learning. The feature could be tested initially with a small user group to validate assumptions about usage patterns and organizational needs.

Source of Idea:
This idea was taken from https://www.ideasgrab.com/ideas-0-1000/ and further developed using an algorithm.
Skills Needed to Execute This Idea:
User Interface DesignBackend DevelopmentDatabase ManagementAPI IntegrationUser Experience ResearchMobile App DevelopmentWeb DevelopmentData CachingSearch Algorithm DesignA/B Testing
Resources Needed to Execute This Idea:
LinkedIn API AccessCloud Storage InfrastructureUser Data Encryption Tools
Categories:Social MediaProfessional NetworkingProductivity ToolsUser ExperienceContent ManagementFeature Development

Hours To Execute (basic)

150 hours to execute minimal version ()

Hours to Execute (full)

800 hours to execute full idea ()

Estd No of Collaborators

1-10 Collaborators ()

Financial Potential

$10M–100M Potential ()

Impact Breadth

Affects 100K-10M people ()

Impact Depth

Moderate Impact ()

Impact Positivity

Probably Helpful ()

Impact Duration

Impacts Lasts 3-10 Years ()

Uniqueness

Somewhat Unique ()

Implementability

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Plausibility

Logically Sound ()

Replicability

Moderately Difficult to Replicate ()

Market Timing

Good Timing ()

Project Type

Digital Product

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