The new design does away with the list and functions more as an interactive settings dashboard, logically grouping together preferences in an easy-to-navigate page.

The top half of the page highlights information about you and your account. You can view how long you've been a LinkedIn member, change your primary e-mail or password and upgrade to a paid account. You'll also be able to see remaining InMails, introductions and the status of ad campaigns, if you manage one.

Below that are the majority of your LinkedIn account and privacy settings, including ones associated with your profile; e-mail preferences; groups, companies and applications; and account. Toggling between these settings is made easier by grouping them into tabs, eliminating the need to scroll up and down the page like before.

LinkedIn also added a new module to the right side of the page with links to the most frequently asked questions regarding your settings. This makes finding what you're looking for easier and with fewer clicks.

Another change you'll notice: Rather than sending you to a new page when updating a privacy or security preference, you'll complete the change in a pop-up window, without leaving the Account Settings dashboard. "[Fewer] clicks let you change your settings faster," Posner says.