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Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

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Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

Sb_dunks — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:05:41 -0000

Very thought provoking. amazing. And obvious now that you’ve done it. Seems like a lot of great ideas work like that.

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Beth Kanter — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:40:06 -0000

They are well designed, not glitchy - and they don't force me to invite my friends to install ... won't be spending time ignoring application invites on LinkedIN

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Chris and Stephanie Somers — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:37:40 -0000

Great post ! Thanks - we have a Linkedin account but will beef it up with your recommendation. Really appreciate it.

Just subscribed to your blog as well - seems very informative. If you get a chance, please check out our site as well at www.thesomersteam.com .

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

Steve Nimmons — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:38 -0000

Sometimes vanilla is the right flavour :-) I'm not sure I want LinkedIn with chocolate sauce and sprinkles. It could all get a bit 'me 2' very quickly. I find the current charm is simplicity and clean design.

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Corey Freeman — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:14:16 -0000

I'm still learning how to utilize linkedin, but adding apps is a pretty cool step. I feel like there's more I can do with my profile now.

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Mike — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:36:27 -0000

Great post, I love the new apps. They definitely make LinkedIn much more fun to play around with and hang out on.
I just wrote a quick blog on it if you want to see, www.agencyatlarge.wordpress...

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

mikethebado — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:12:38 -0000

Chris,

I agree with you about the potential of these new tools, but I am curious about what you think about the damage they can do to your personal brand when they do not work as advertised.

As an example, I just checked out your profile on LinkedIn. The blog link app worked just fine and directed me here. However, the slide presentation app would not open your presentation at all! In fact, the entire app disappeared and reappeared on your LI profile page in as I attempted to invoke it.

We all know that apps can be somewhat fragile on roll out, and most temporary frustration is directed at the host site. My question is this, however - at what point do poor user experiences transfer to the brand/reputation of an individual relying on these applications as an integral part of their personal marketing efforts and/or business?

Thoughts?

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

Tumblemoose — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:33:20 -0000

Ok, Chrisey-poo.

I went to my LinkedIn account. You were right. Some very cool aps there. Easy as pie to add to my profile.

This is me in debt (once again) to you.

Cheers

George

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

Jason Berman — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:25:56 -0000

Probably be a good idea to find out if the applications work before recommending that everyone install. They don't all work and right now the announcement is a dud in my eyes. When they work through the implementation issues...see how it works.

I suspect that LinkedIn is getting tired of all the links out of their site to other 'stickier' websites.

What LinkedIn really needs to focus on is helping me manage my contacts better. That would be a little more useful than a bunch of half-baked applications that don't work.

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Sonny Gill — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:45:38 -0000

This makes SO much sense. I already linked to my blog, feeding in the 5 or so most recent posts and the Box app, where I'm able to upload my current resume (among other files).

LinkedIN nailed it with these apps.

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Ed — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:59:46 -0000

Chris,
You should be using the blog app, yes?
I think some healthy sharing tools like this
enhance L/i in just the right way.

They don't want giddy games, ala FB.
But the current sharing was arduous compare to FB.

I wager we'll see FB add a few mature apps.

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

chrisbrogan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:48:08 -0000

I tell you what: if these 9 are the sign of things to come, I'm in. Every one of those apps tells you about a business person's perspective, gives you more opportunity to show off your personality and potential, and could have an impact on who considers hiring us for what.

Bring it on, in other words.

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amyz5 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:39:08 -0000

thanks chris. the presentation app is really useful. i agree that i will find this feature alone a home run for me on linked in.

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Ari Herzog — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:24:25 -0000

Riffing off Mark Riffey's comment above, I am concerned that these 9 applications might become many more, turning LinkedIn into a professional's version of Facebook.

How does the Wordpress application help, anyway? I suppose people no longer will link to their blog from the "Websites" section?

And how come nobody is talking about the privacy aspect? Have you seen the Terms of Use and the data being shared with developers?

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Daria Steigman — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:58:45 -0000

Hi Chris,

I saw the news on the LinkedIn blog this morning and I absolutely agree with you. These new applications offer a great opportunity for each of us to expand our brand visibility. I'm looking forward to carving out a little time to incorporate some of these features into my profile.

Best,
Daria

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Phil — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:29:26 -0000

@Clif @Shannon

This is a good point to highlight for users before they plunge right in without knowing what they're doing; but I think over time businesses will figure out that the old walled-in garden approach to human resources won't fly over too well as we become more 'connected' and transparent.

It's unfortunate that some businesses invest more effort into espionage than in providing such meaningful experiences for their employees that they don't need to worry about the competition.

So: if you work for a suspicious organization, just be careful how you use these tools. Or: find a way to quit your cog job and do something liberating.

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

Shannon Ehlers — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:10:10 -0000

Like Cliff, some of my former colleagues (no company names or finger pointing, but you *could* figure it out from my profile) are prohibited from submitting recommendations on LinkedIn. Pretty discouraging, but there is a growing group of company alumni, who are no longer under such rules.

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

cliff chambers — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:56:55 -0000

The unfortunate part of LinkedIn ... on my company intranet there was a giant warning that disclosure of details as what you work on is grounds for termination. Requesting and submitting recommendations on LinkedIn is also grounds for termination.

Quite unfair.

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Colin Clark — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:47:29 -0000

This is so weird! Right before I read this entry I added the wordpress application so that I could syndicate my blog on my linkedin profile. Literally 2 minutes later I read this blog. I guess word travels fast. I think this will be a great thing for LinkedIn. I know that it's supposed to be professional, but typically it's just soooo boring!!! This should liven things up a bit.

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

Sara Streeter — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:44:07 -0000

Under normal circumstances I would say that the urgency of the blog title is over the top - drop everything and do such-and-such. What's the new shiny this time :P

Because it was Chris and the title mentioned LinkedIn I went ahead and checked it out. I have to hand it to Chris - this post was timely and the title justified.

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

Ryan Erisman — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:33:24 -0000

Joshua, Awesome thanks for the tip.

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JoshuaKahn — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:30:52 -0000

Ryan- they already have it. Just use ping.fm to update your linkedin profile status with your tweets. You can connect ping.fm to lots of other sites as well.

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

Ryan Erisman — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:28:55 -0000

I think that a "Latest tweet" feature would be great.

Re: Drop Everything- Run to LinkedIn NOW

dominic — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:23:10 -0000

Yes, these are great features.

On the other end... I strongly believe that communities span multiple infrastructures (LinkedIn, Facebook, blogs, forums, twitter...) and I would prefer for LinkedIn (and Plurk, and Facebook) to make it easier for everybody - specially for us - to get the valuable content that is developed in its groups and Q&A.

For example with the same type of RSS that twitter is providing ! Like this one:

http://search.twitter.com/s...

;-)