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Meanwhile linkedin, at least from my perspective and use (I am not a recruiter nor am I someone who is looking for a job) has totally lost it's way. It's not th

by gist 11y ago

Meanwhile linkedin, at least from my perspective and use (I am not a recruiter nor am I someone who is looking for a job) has totally lost it's way. It's not the same it was back when it started which was a genuine way to connect with someone that you knew or someone that you wanted to know. The connection spam is unbelievable a connection means literally nothing. I don't know how much of this has to do with Reid having his hand in so many other pots but it's ironic given this particular post.

lukasm 11y ago
It has little value for me as well. Growing spam is annoying and networks are diluted. I think they lost when they closed the API. > Every product attempts to expand until it has API. Those products which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can
- enahs-sf 11y ago
  That was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. Turning your back to the developer ecosystem is always a mistake as Twitter has also had to learn the hard way.
rdlecler1 11y ago
Totally agree, they've polluted their their network with spurious links. In a world where everyone is connected to everyone you loose the information content found in the network topology, and that network of relationships is where the real value of LinkedIn was.
poof131 11y ago
While their growth tactics have pissed me off to no end (spammed my whole company once), I do see value in the product. I’ve found two jobs from LinkedIn and been contacted by recruiters at a number of companies I may want to work at. For me, the personal value seems greater than either FB or Twitter. Although personal connections tend to lead to the best jobs, for those starting out in a field this isn’t easy, and a more liquid market helps us all. I can’t imagine telling a recent grad not to put together a LinkedIn profile because there is no value. Certainly, this is more about the online resume hosting part than the network part, but I think the latter has some value too even if diluted. And the former is powerful because there are so many people in the network.
aikah 11y ago
> The connection spam AKA "growth hacking". It's interesting that, given a certain amount of time the start-up jargon always ends up having a negative connotation.
brendanw 11y ago
Someone mentioned it on another post recently, but I have seen recruiter spam drop off steeply in the last few months.

by gist 11y ago

lukasm 11y ago

It has little value for me as well. Growing spam is annoying and networks are diluted. I think they lost when they closed the API. > Every product attempts to expand until it has API. Those products which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can

enahs-sf 11y ago
That was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. Turning your back to the developer ecosystem is always a mistake as Twitter has also had to learn the hard way.

rdlecler1 11y ago

Totally agree, they've polluted their their network with spurious links. In a world where everyone is connected to everyone you loose the information content found in the network topology, and that network of relationships is where the real value of LinkedIn was.

poof131 11y ago

While their growth tactics have pissed me off to no end (spammed my whole company once), I do see value in the product. I’ve found two jobs from LinkedIn and been contacted by recruiters at a number of companies I may want to work at. For me, the personal value seems greater than either FB or Twitter. Although personal connections tend to lead to the best jobs, for those starting out in a field this isn’t easy, and a more liquid market helps us all. I can’t imagine telling a recent grad not to put together a LinkedIn profile because there is no value. Certainly, this is more about the online resume hosting part than the network part, but I think the latter has some value too even if diluted. And the former is powerful because there are so many people in the network.

aikah 11y ago

> The connection spam AKA "growth hacking". It's interesting that, given a certain amount of time the start-up jargon always ends up having a negative connotation.

brendanw 11y ago

Someone mentioned it on another post recently, but I have seen recruiter spam drop off steeply in the last few months.