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Attention LinkedIn:
I hate to be the one to say it, but you’re not Facebook. In an effort to try to be cooler, the quality of the experience is on the decline.
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It would be hard to miss the sudden proliferation of applications available to pimp one’s profile and LinkedIn experience. Once you leave the home
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11.10.08
You are so right! I joined Linkedin because it was a more "professional" network than facebook (which I see as a way to stay up on my gossip) and these facebook like changes are annoying and ridiculous. And confusing. I think Linkedin needs to better understand their demographic of users, and their role as it is distinguished from the facebooks of the world.
Linkedin is a great way to network with co-workers or other professionals, and to find people who do things you are interested in. Why can't they leave it at that?
11.10.08
I agree that LinkedIn isn't Facebook and should remain a professional networking site. However, I do think what they're *trying* to accomplish with the applications is good in theory. Adding a calendar of events, for example, encourages transparency. I like the ideas behind other apps, like linking your blog posts and sharing the books you read. Obviously I don't share my latest romance novel, but instead show books that are relevant to my career interests.
If better executed (and if the interface is cleaned up a bit), I think the applications can do well.
11.10.08
Beth,
Now that LinkedIn is no longer the new guy in town, it's starting to get gimicky. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Teresa,
I still think LinkedIn is cutting corners on QA to get new applications and changes launched. Users only have so much patience and will congregate somewhere else if the experience isn't smooth consistently.
I reserve judgement until I've seen the applications making a positive difference v. adding clutter. I don't get the trippit application. I really don't need to know your every business travel plan, not sure how useful that will be in the long run for people.
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