If there is one great idea that will never backfire and cost you your job, it's posting short TikTok-like videos on a professional social platform like LinkedIn

I say this with obvious sarcasm, but LinkedIn is serious The company is testing the idea of short social videos on its app, and with the ever-growing popularity of short vertical videos on other platforms, from YouTube to Instagram, it would be disastrous for users if LinkedIn tried to get a piece of that pie It only makes sense, even if it might be a bit of a disaster

The new video feed was discovered by LinkedIn user Austin Null From there, TechCrunch contacted the Microsoft-owned social network, which confirmed that a short video feed is indeed in testing to come to the app

In a demo video of the new feed, Null showed the video feed hidden in the Video tab of the app's navigation bar Tapping this button launches a vertical feed of videos that can be swiped through; it looks similar to the video sections found on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, etc, but the videos lean more toward professional content rather than people dancing to meme songs There should be more of a "video" section; LinkedIn does not share details about how the feed determines what videos to show to users We have to assume that some sort of algorithm works, showing you videos based on the types of videos you have previously interacted with

If you come across a video you like, like any other content on LinkedIn's professional social network, "Like" it! like any other content on LinkedIn's professional social network, you can "Like," leave a comment, and share it with other users

To me, this seems like a terrible idea and a great way to get fired from your job for posting something you shouldn't Anyone who chooses to engage in video on this platform should be very careful about what they say and do Many things can go wrong for people posting videos, such as wearing unprofessional clothing, saying things they shouldn't say about the company, or accidentally showing secrets about their workspace

If a video stays within the bounds of what is considered safe, it can be rather boring, as safeguards seldom make for exciting videos If this LinkedIn feature takes off, the new video feed may produce some interesting learning videos, but we will have to wait and see