Microsoft Corp. owned LinkedIn announced today that it will launch an audio platform this month similar to Clubhouse, the social audio startup that jumped to stardom out of the gate but has since seen declining download numbers.
According to TechCrunch, the company will release the audio version of the platform and then sometime in the spring a video version will be ready to launch. This is something LinkedIn has been working on since March last year, with the company seeing the virtual events as something its 800 million users will take to.
LinkedIn hopes its creator community will take the reins and host virtual events around matters such as how to get ahead in a career, although the company also said that less formal chats will also take place.
Read More: Siliconangle
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