LinkedIn announced on its blog today, that the company has added a new feature that allows users to mention their connections and companies in conversations. Similar to Facebook, when a user starts to type the name of a connection or a company in their status update box or a comment field on the Homepage, a list of possible connections will comedown and the user can pick from there. Also, The person or company the user mentioned will receive a notification alerting them that they have been mentioned. The feature will begin to roll out to members today.
