I noticed today that some LinkedIn groups have the functionality to let members start polls as well as discussions. Obviously Facebook have offered Page owners and fans the opportunity to ask 'questions' for a while now. Whilst LinkedIn have always had poll functionality it's always been a bit out of the way, so it's a nice feature to bring this inside Groups.
There doesn't appear to be any official announcement on the LinkedIn blog yet but I'll update the blog as and when anything comes out.
Can't see this in any of my groups yet but it's a long overdue feature. It does seem as though LinkedIn realise that the groups are arguably their key product now and are giving them a bit more attention.
Yes, they're certainly improving Groups functionality. Slowly but surely.
This has now been rolled out officially
http://blog.linkedin.com/2011/12/14/groups-polls/
Still no sign of it on any of the groups I frequent. Is it an admin thing or can any member start a poll?
Pretty sure any member can start one Nick. The roll out will be happening over the next few days I believe.