Comments on: On LinkedIn http://getanewbrowser.com/2006/12/on-linkedin/ analyzing the business and technology of the web Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:08:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Andy Brudtkuhl http://getanewbrowser.com/2006/12/on-linkedin/#comment-12875 Andy Brudtkuhl Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:40:13 +0000 http://getanewbrowser.com/2006/12/on-linkedin/#comment-12875 Yes - I've found that maintaining a contact list of true colleagues is a beneficial tool. I've read of many people who do not accept invites from people that they haven't worked with - which makes sense. Yeah, it is the inherent nature of a social network. It's tends to turn into a popularity contest. Yes - I’ve found that maintaining a contact list of true colleagues is a beneficial tool. I’ve read of many people who do not accept invites from people that they haven’t worked with - which makes sense.

Yeah, it is the inherent nature of a social network. It’s tends to turn into a popularity contest.

]]> By: Mark Woodman http://getanewbrowser.com/2006/12/on-linkedin/#comment-12838 Mark Woodman Fri, 05 Jan 2007 18:46:57 +0000 http://getanewbrowser.com/2006/12/on-linkedin/#comment-12838 This Week in Tech just did a fair bit of LinkedIn bashing as well. I guess Leo Laporte gets 3 invites a day. Isn't this the bane of all social sites, though? Popular people will get inundated by requests from everyone else? Facebook and MySpace suffer the same problem. That said, I've personally found it useful to see where former colleagues have landed and what they're doing. The details on LinkedIn are usually more precise than I'd get in a casual email. This Week in Tech just did a fair bit of LinkedIn bashing as well. I guess Leo Laporte gets 3 invites a day.

Isn’t this the bane of all social sites, though? Popular people will get inundated by requests from everyone else? Facebook and MySpace suffer the same problem.

That said, I’ve personally found it useful to see where former colleagues have landed and what they’re doing. The details on LinkedIn are usually more precise than I’d get in a casual email.

]]> By: Andy Brudtkuhl http://getanewbrowser.com/2006/12/on-linkedin/#comment-7010 Andy Brudtkuhl Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:46:34 +0000 http://getanewbrowser.com/2006/12/on-linkedin/#comment-7010 I think there is an excellent opportunity for a professional social networking site to emerge and easily differentiate themselves. I think there is an excellent opportunity for a professional social networking site to emerge and easily differentiate themselves.

]]> By: J Phill http://getanewbrowser.com/2006/12/on-linkedin/#comment-7007 J Phill Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:47:10 +0000 http://getanewbrowser.com/2006/12/on-linkedin/#comment-7007 I agree with you here. I've had linked in for some time now, and in no way have I benefited from it. It's like a sad attempt to be a professional social networking site. I agree with you here. I’ve had linked in for some time now, and in no way have I benefited from it. It’s like a sad attempt to be a professional social networking site.

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