View LinkedIn social signals

Updated May 2026

You'll learn how to: Open the social-signals feed and use it to find the right moment to reach out to people in your network.

Time: 5 minutes per session. Best done daily as part of the morning routine.

Prereqs: Some signal data. Easiest sources: LinkedIn Chrome extension installed and capturing connections, plus connected email so signature changes detect job moves.

Where signals come from

Nynch gathers signals from multiple sources and consolidates them onto one timeline:

LinkedIn connections captured via the Chrome extension (job changes, posts, profile updates).
Email signature changes detected via your connected inbox (someone's title or company changed).
News mentions of companies in your network (funding, hiring, acquisitions, press).
Newsletter activity if you've connected newsletter subscriber data.
Manual signal entries you log via "Add signal" on a contact profile.

The richer your connected data, the busier the feed.

Steps

In the left sidebar, click Social.
The feed loads with signals in reverse chronological order.
Filter at the top of the feed:
- Type: Job changes, Posts, Funding, Press, All.
- Rhythm membership of the contact: limit to only contacts in specific rhythms.
- ICP fit: limit to high-fit contacts only.
- Time range: today, this week, this month, custom.
Each signal card shows:
- The contact and their photo.
- The signal type and headline (e.g. "Started new role as VP Marketing at Acme").
- A short snippet if it's a post.
- Timestamp.
- Suggested action (Reply, Reach out, Mark actioned, Dismiss).
Action each card:
- Reply: opens Reply Coach with context-aware draft suggestions.
- Reach out: opens compose with the contact pre-filled.
- Mark actioned: log that you did something about it (without going through Reply Coach).
- Dismiss: not relevant; hide and don't surface again.

Use signals well

The Social feed is high-leverage but only if you act on the right ones:

Job changes are the highest-value signal: when someone moves roles, they're often in a buying / hiring mood for the first 90 days. Don't miss these.
Funding announcements signal budget unlocks. Reach out within 2 weeks.
Posts: comment on substantive ones. Reactions are noise; thoughtful comments are signal back to them.
Profile updates: usually low-value unless they include a job change.

A useful daily ritual: filter to Type = Job changes, Time = This week. Reach out to anyone with a fit > 60.

Signal badge

The sidebar's Social item shows a count badge with how many fresh signals are waiting. The badge updates as new signals arrive.

Add a signal manually

If you spot something Nynch didn't detect:

Open the contact profile.
Find the Add signal action on the activity timeline.
Pick a type and write the signal.
Save.

Manual signals appear on the Social feed alongside auto-detected ones.

If something goes wrong

Symptom: "Social sidebar item isn't there." → Fix: Your plan may not include Social. Check Settings > Account.
Symptom: "Feed is empty." → Fix: Connect data sources first:
- Install the Chrome extension and capture some LinkedIn connections.
- Connect email so signature-change detection runs.
- Wait 24-48 hours for the first batch to populate.
Symptom: "Signals are all low-relevance." → Fix: Filter by ICP fit > 60 to focus on people who actually match your targets. Refine your priority ICPs if filtering isn't enough.
Symptom: "I'm getting too many post signals." → Fix: Filter Type = Job changes only, or in Settings > Social adjust which signal types are surfaced.