Comments on: What Do You Think of the "New" LinkedIn? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/ Fri, 25 May 2012 16:59:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hot Commodity » Blog Archive » Talkbiznow Talks Smack Now http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69237 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:05:52 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69237 [...] are superior for professional networking. Apparently others agree, as WebWorkerDaily ends a review of LinkedIn by writing “As long as LinkedIn never offers anything with the word “poke” or [...]

]]> By: Darren Fell http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69236 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:02:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69236 Hi there,

I personally think that Linkedin is the future of social interaction and advertising oneself as an independent consultant.

In my jump to being a freelancer I setup http://www.freelanceadvisor.co.uk and I am now looking for ways to integrate Linkedin with the site.

I had thought they were creating an interface like facebook but if they have done it, it’s not easy to find.

Anyone know where to look for this?

Many thanks, Darren.

]]> By: Rob Record http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69235 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:17:09 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69235 Troy, you are thinking of MySpace. Facebook is a lot cleaner and doesn’t allow auto-play music.

I like the changes at LinkedIn. I think the principle is good – you want to network with people – that’s the whole point, right?

Sucks about the company news & surname recognition, tho.

]]> By: Terri http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69234 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:15:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69234 In my opinion, LinkedIn is the only Business Connector worth spending the time on. FaceBook is for perdominantly College kids and My Space is for under College Age kids.I am hoping to land a job after being out of the work force to raise my kids. I believe LinkedIn will be used by a lot of people.
Terri
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/9/2b4/b26

]]> By: Is LinkedIn a Better Utility than Facebook? For Professionals “Advantage LinkedIn” « Furrier.org - Business & Technology Blog http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69233 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:27:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69233 [...] how Facebook is becoming cluttered while the new LinkedIn is clean.  Today WebWorkerDaily has a post on the new LinkedIn.  Love the last line in the post “As long as LinkedIn never offers anything with the word [...]

]]> By: Troy Bettinger, SPHR http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69232 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:03:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69232 As a recruiter, I’ve tried to use Facebook, but it has too much noise and junk to be useful. It seems like every time I run a search on Facebook, someone’s page serves me a loud, obscenity-filled rap song. Just what I need to hear at work.

LinkedIn’s new functionality has some good points, but they’ve buried invitations and other useful features.

I agree with Brian Dusablon and Rich Pearson: I hate the news function. I’m so over tracking a company that laid me off in the 1990′s.

Troy
http://notjobs.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Jeanne http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69231 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:20:25 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69231 I don’t use facebook, but LinkedIn has no support for those of us who married and changed our last name. It thinks my maiden name is my middle name. For example if my name were Mary Smith Brown, it sends emails to and from “Mary Smith” as if I went by that (this would work if your name was Mary Ann).

The worst part of this is that people can’t search for me and find me as “Mary Smith” or “Mary Brown”. They must search for “Mary Smith Brown.” My college alumni site handles this well. They just add a field for maiden name.

Still, when my company was about to have major layoffs, we all joined LinkedIn. It’s a great way to keep in touch with folks without having to remember their email.

]]> By: dale boyce http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69230 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:49:42 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69230 It is hard to connect to people on linkedin. I find that most professional might setup and account, but never use it.

]]> By: rhhfla http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69229 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:03:05 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69229 LinkedIn only survives because they have the current market leading position and it would be tough to displace them. Recent update did little to improve my view of the site. They have no cogent view of how to develop the product because I do not think they have a profound understanding of their users and what we want.

]]> By: Mrinal http://gigaom.com/collaboration/what-do-you-think-of-the-new-linkedin/#comment-69228 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:46:56 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/?p=1846#comment-69228 Its one thing to exchange a business card, and totally another commitment to build on that relationship over time.

There is a lot of ‘social’ elements that go towards nurturing and building a long-term relationship. The new design etc seem to be moving towards that.

They seem to be moving towards enabling me to share relevant news, share messages/notes, find mentors, to help learn and unlearn

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