Network person profiles and dual actors

What a person profile shows

Public person pages live at /network/u/[username] with headline, about, avatar (workspace profile avatars preferred when available), employer/organization link, and follower/following stats. Eligible pages emit Person JSON-LD. Thin person pages are intentionally noindex until they have enough content.

Configure your Network profile

1. 1

   Open settings

   Sign in and go to /network/settings/profile. Set username, headline, about, avatar preference, and public/private visibility.

2. 2

   Preview as guest

   Open /network/u/[username] in a private window. Private profiles resolve only for their owner—guests will not see private profile content.

Dual actor model

Network supports person and organization (org) actors. You can author posts as yourself or as the organization (owner/admin required for org posts). Follows work across combinations: person↔person, person↔org, org↔person, org↔org. Messaging participants and senders can likewise be person or organization.

• Person posts are controlled by the author; organization posts require owner/admin.
• Public company pages expose accepted connection counts; person pages expose follower/following counts. Public social lists omit private actors.

Visible members on company showcases

Published company pages can list visible members linking to person profiles. Keep your username and public flag consistent so visitors can move from /network/c/[orgSlug] to /network/u/[username] without dead ends. Members who keep profiles private will not appear as public social list entries.

Public vs private person profiles

• Public: guests can open /network/u/[username] when the profile is public and resolvable.
• Private: only the owner resolves the profile; public directories and social lists hide private actors.
• Home feed and messages remain behind login at /network/home and /network/messages regardless of profile visibility.

Posts, feed, and discovery

Signed-in users consume the social feed at /network/home and browse in-app discovery at /network/discover. Choose the correct actor before posting so the attribution matches person vs organization intent. Public directories at /network, /network/companies, /network/products, /network/services, and /network/industries stay available without posting.

Person profile checklist

1. Username is unique, stable, and matches how teammates refer to you.
2. Headline and about explain role and focus for B2B visitors.
3. Public/private flag matches your outreach preference; preview /network/u/[username] signed out.
4. Know when to post or follow as person vs organization (see network-messaging-connections).