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First thing I did was block the usual mega influencers and it got super quiet.. Not to mention any names but you know who I'm talking about.

felipemnoa 6y ago
>>Not to mention any names but you know who I'm talking about. Not trolling but I'm willing to bet that the majority here in HN, including me, do not know who you are talking about.
- Nextgrid 6y ago
  Agreed. I checked my LinkedIn newsfeed and while there's a lot of noise, I don't see any single source for it. It's actually worse, because the spam is now distributed instead of originating from a single bad actor. It seems like I would have to unfollow everyone, which is not a big deal for me (I don't look at the newsfeed to begin with) but could be problematic if you find some content useful.
- dghughes 6y ago
  To me it seems like (in no particular order): Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, Richard Branson, Guy Kawasaki.
  - Nextgrid 6y ago
    The "verified" badge on there is a good heuristic for who not to follow (if not outright block them) because those are not people anymore, but marketing/PR operations. LinkedIn desperately tries to get me to “follow” the people you mentioned which I always ignore however not following them still doesn’t isolate you from the noise. It seems like everyone on LinkedIn is trying to be an “influencer” or wannabe thought leader posting bullshit motivational content or presenting obvious facts as something groundbreaking.
  - artsyca 6y ago
    To name a few but you're missing the top dogs the ones who can't even squeeze any more connections and give advice on how to gain more connections.
  - snowwrestler 6y ago
    Did you choose to follow those people at some point? I get regular "recommendations" on who to follow on LinkedIn, including Gates, Nadella, and Branson, but I never take them. And I don't have any content in my feed from any of those folks. All the content in my feed is from my connections or interactions by my connections. Of course there is plenty of vapid "thought-leader" content from them too. Actually I've gotten some amusement from watching a few former colleagues overtly try the "LinkedIn thought leader" thing. Kind of funny to observe the (sometimes very large) gap between what they post and what I know they used to do in their day jobs.
    - felipemnoa 6y ago
      >>Kind of funny to observe the (sometimes very large) gap between what they post and what I know they used to do in their day jobs And hence the saying "Nobody is a prophet in their own land".
    - dghughes 6y ago
      >Did you choose to follow those people at some point? Maybe one or two of them. But I don't even know who Guy Kawasaki is.
- artsyca 6y ago
  Oh c'mon you know the top influencers on the leaderboards.. The guy with the clever cranium, the lady with all the stories about people she didn't fire who turned out to be awesome. Don't make me spell it out. You know what to do with your idols.

felipemnoa 6y ago

>>Not to mention any names but you know who I'm talking about. Not trolling but I'm willing to bet that the majority here in HN, including me, do not know who you are talking about.

Nextgrid 6y ago
Agreed. I checked my LinkedIn newsfeed and while there's a lot of noise, I don't see any single source for it. It's actually worse, because the spam is now distributed instead of originating from a single bad actor. It seems like I would have to unfollow everyone, which is not a big deal for me (I don't look at the newsfeed to begin with) but could be problematic if you find some content useful.
dghughes 6y ago
To me it seems like (in no particular order): Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, Richard Branson, Guy Kawasaki.
- Nextgrid 6y ago
  The "verified" badge on there is a good heuristic for who not to follow (if not outright block them) because those are not people anymore, but marketing/PR operations. LinkedIn desperately tries to get me to “follow” the people you mentioned which I always ignore however not following them still doesn’t isolate you from the noise. It seems like everyone on LinkedIn is trying to be an “influencer” or wannabe thought leader posting bullshit motivational content or presenting obvious facts as something groundbreaking.
- artsyca 6y ago
  To name a few but you're missing the top dogs the ones who can't even squeeze any more connections and give advice on how to gain more connections.
- snowwrestler 6y ago
  Did you choose to follow those people at some point? I get regular "recommendations" on who to follow on LinkedIn, including Gates, Nadella, and Branson, but I never take them. And I don't have any content in my feed from any of those folks. All the content in my feed is from my connections or interactions by my connections. Of course there is plenty of vapid "thought-leader" content from them too. Actually I've gotten some amusement from watching a few former colleagues overtly try the "LinkedIn thought leader" thing. Kind of funny to observe the (sometimes very large) gap between what they post and what I know they used to do in their day jobs.
  - felipemnoa 6y ago
    >>Kind of funny to observe the (sometimes very large) gap between what they post and what I know they used to do in their day jobs And hence the saying "Nobody is a prophet in their own land".
  - dghughes 6y ago
    >Did you choose to follow those people at some point? Maybe one or two of them. But I don't even know who Guy Kawasaki is.
artsyca 6y ago
Oh c'mon you know the top influencers on the leaderboards.. The guy with the clever cranium, the lady with all the stories about people she didn't fire who turned out to be awesome. Don't make me spell it out. You know what to do with your idols.