Facebook (FB) is testing out a new profile tags feature in New Zealand that is similar to an already existing LinkedIn (LNKD) feature.
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The new Facebook profile tags feature allows users to add tags to their profiles. These tags can include emoji and other characters. Friends can also choose to add tags to a user’s profile, but they must be approved before they show up publicly, reports The Verge.
The new Facebook profile features will alert users with notifications once a tag has been added by a friend. At this point they can be rejected, accepted or ignored. Also, friends can choose to “Like” tags on a person’s profile. These tags will be listed in order of which ones have the most likes, The Verge notes.
“When you introduce friends to each other, you might share a unique characteristic or something they might have in common, like ‘…Connie is an avid cyclist too,'” Facebook told The Next Web when speaking about profile tags.