Comments on: The Nips and Tucks Happening at LinkedIn

By: Google+ Communities: Where is the Value? by @extremelyavg | Spin Sucks

Google+ Communities: Where is the Value? by @extremelyavg | Spin Sucks — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:44 +0000

[...] As for LinkedIn, she really shouldn’t have worn that sweater, or someone should have been honest when she asked if it made her look fat. [...]

By: AmyMccTobin

AmyMccTobin — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:49:57 +0000

@Josh/ http://joshuawilner.com/ But you can READ an recommendation and see if it’s legit… far better than an endorsement.

By: Josh/ http://joshuawilner.com/

Josh/ http://joshuawilner.com/ — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 19:02:27 +0000

I rarely take the recommendations seriously. They are easily obtained and given out as favors and not necessarily because of merit.

By: brucerazniewski

brucerazniewski — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:25:49 +0000

The recent changes have done nothing for me. They’re mostly a nuisance.

By: francetim

francetim — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 02:14:14 +0000

Hear, hear! I even get posts in my timeline now saying “Jane Doe is now following what Joe Bloggs is saying on LinkedIn Today” – who gives a shite? I want to know what Jane Doe thinks, that’s why I have her as a contact.

It seems to be one step forward, two steps back with LinkedIn all the time! Overall they are definitely killing it from a user perspective – but they wouldn’t be doing it if it did not help them to capitalize in some way. So let’s wake up and smell the coffee folks…. say after me: “It’s not about the users, stupid”.

In Thailand (where I live) there is a high-profile case right now of a woman who died recently following very simple cosmetic surgery procedure. Your nip and tuck metaphor is a great one, and LinkedIn should heed the obvious warnings.

By: KyleAkerman

KyleAkerman — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:02:31 +0000

@liamgooding I did not know there was a “Yes to all” option. That’s not good at all. I guess we will have to wait and see if they make any tweaks to the system over time.

By: susansilver

susansilver — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:05:31 +0000

I don’t get it, but I guess they have jumped on the content marketing wagon. I don’t think content and Linked In though. I think business. It has been my best tool as a freelancer to pick up new clients.

Perhaps they will be pushing some new advertising soon? It has to be tied to the financial bottom line and proving something to their stock holders about earning potential. I just wonder if they are doing it the wrong way.

I bet they are feeling the pressure as the bubble beings to burst. Facebook still isn’t out of the hole they dug themselves when they went public.

By: AmyMccTobin

AmyMccTobin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:47:50 +0000

@liamgooding I honestly never know what they’re trying to do other than stay relevant. This morning I just got endorsed on a bunch of skills by someone who has never met me…. they’re just a bad idea that will hurt LI’s integrity. It HAS to be harder to endorse someone…..

By: liamgooding

liamgooding — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:44:27 +0000

@stevenmcoyle @joecardillo Hi Steve, I’ve had the heel draggers before with recommendations, but in those instances just poke them a few times and move on.

If they’re slow to hand out good value recommendations, they’re less likely to receive reciprocal recommendations (i.e. they wont receive your recommendation to them as a good manager) which in turn would have a knock on effect to them getting their next position as a manager in a new company.

It’s their loss.

Getting the first few doesn’t require a huge project. I have a recommendation because I donated half a day of consulting to a small business owner for free when the new UK cookie laws came out. It was a small gesture and the small business owner decided to write me a thoughtful recommendation afterwards. Think of it as a character reference.

Think about what gestures you could do for some of your connections. And then maybe later, ask for a recommendation. Don’t do this “transactionally”, but they *will* be faster to respond and write you one up if you’re helpful.

By: liamgooding

liamgooding — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:40:37 +0000

@AmyMccTobin Hi Amy, do you think LinkedIn is trying to catchup with Klout’s “trendyness” or do you think they’re attempted to bring genuine ‘klout-style’ value to the network (even though the execution may not have worked)?