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> "Feeds are now full of relevant engaging posts because LinkedIn user’s post stuff they think will be relevant to their audience" My 200+ connections must be

> "Feeds are now full of relevant engaging posts because LinkedIn user’s post stuff they think will be relevant to their audience" My 200+ connections must be very quiet - all I see in my feed are job title and skill changes. That being said, if LinkedIn enabled folks to follow without connecting, that could be very interesting indeed.

bpatrianakos 14y ago
I've seen the same thing. I really never could get into LinkedIn. I have an account and I rarely if ever use it. I don't see how it's social. That is to say, if it's about making connections in terms of career opportunities then I can use Facebook or Twitter to do that though I'll admit it's not exactly the same experience but still doable. The problem, for me at least, is that I'm not constantly looking to make career changes or network in those terms as often as I'd socialize on another social network. Much of my professional connections come from doing business with people offline and in person meetings. For me, LinkedIn is good for when someone meets you for a second then looks me up later on LinkedIn to sell me something or connect in a way that usually feels forced and spammy. But that's my personal experience. I have a handful of friends who take it seriously and say its quite helpful for networking so maybe my experience is not normal. I'm curious about others. Has LinkedIn served the purpose it set out to serve? I also wonder if your location matters. For instance if you're in the SV area I'm betting people are more likely to use it more often and find it useful but what about those in other parts of the country/world? I'm in Chicago, the third largest city in the US (should be number 2 but LA seems to include its suburbs as part of the city for some reason), and I just described my experience with it. Is that typical for people outside the Valley or is my experience just atypical?
diminish 14y ago
As a successful massive social network with engaged users Linked in makes me think what "engaged" truly means and how it can be measured. "X connected with Y. Z updated his profile." was all that comes out (I am a member since its first year) and now add to it some news. Linkedin seems to be club you went with all your ex/colleagues and ex/bosses. Since no one is drunk yet, no one dances or speaks. The only valuable engagement seems to be clicking on a profile of someone. Knowing that he will see you doing this, is what stops me from clicking. Finally, people mostly pay for membership due to this instinct to see "who looked at me?".
- vbmnbv 14y ago
  So it's like Plenty of Fish, but for job hunting.
tonfa 14y ago
> That being said, if LinkedIn enabled folks to follow without connecting, that could be very interesting indeed. I thought that was the purpose of the groups.

bpatrianakos 14y ago

I've seen the same thing. I really never could get into LinkedIn. I have an account and I rarely if ever use it. I don't see how it's social. That is to say, if it's about making connections in terms of career opportunities then I can use Facebook or Twitter to do that though I'll admit it's not exactly the same experience but still doable. The problem, for me at least, is that I'm not constantly looking to make career changes or network in those terms as often as I'd socialize on another social network. Much of my professional connections come from doing business with people offline and in person meetings. For me, LinkedIn is good for when someone meets you for a second then looks me up later on LinkedIn to sell me something or connect in a way that usually feels forced and spammy. But that's my personal experience. I have a handful of friends who take it seriously and say its quite helpful for networking so maybe my experience is not normal. I'm curious about others. Has LinkedIn served the purpose it set out to serve? I also wonder if your location matters. For instance if you're in the SV area I'm betting people are more likely to use it more often and find it useful but what about those in other parts of the country/world? I'm in Chicago, the third largest city in the US (should be number 2 but LA seems to include its suburbs as part of the city for some reason), and I just described my experience with it. Is that typical for people outside the Valley or is my experience just atypical?

diminish 14y ago

As a successful massive social network with engaged users Linked in makes me think what "engaged" truly means and how it can be measured. "X connected with Y. Z updated his profile." was all that comes out (I am a member since its first year) and now add to it some news. Linkedin seems to be club you went with all your ex/colleagues and ex/bosses. Since no one is drunk yet, no one dances or speaks. The only valuable engagement seems to be clicking on a profile of someone. Knowing that he will see you doing this, is what stops me from clicking. Finally, people mostly pay for membership due to this instinct to see "who looked at me?".

vbmnbv 14y ago
So it's like Plenty of Fish, but for job hunting.

tonfa 14y ago

> That being said, if LinkedIn enabled folks to follow without connecting, that could be very interesting indeed. I thought that was the purpose of the groups.