Reply to: LinkedIn Endorsements

[The Spartan]

Superb

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to SimonMac again.

[SimonMac]

Spot the "special skills"

[The Spartan]

I currently have 11 recommendations on LI and feel they all accurately describe how much of a legend I am

[d000hg]

I'm not sure I'd give much heed to endorsements, isn't it just "Bob says Paul really can use Java, it's not a big fat lie"?

Recommendations are far more valuable, they're also relatively hard to get because they take time to write. A nice collection of LI recommendations is a good thing to nurture.

[Zippy]

So anyway, how come I get linkedin stuff when I'm not on linkedin & never have been.

I've always assumed it's a form of the lonely Russian lady email scam.

They are linked with other sites so you can give them permission to trawl your email address book. They then send out link to messages to every fecker and his missus, whether they are on Linkedin or not. Same goes for Facebook.

[OwlHoot]

Unfortunately, it does seem to pay to use slimy marketing tactics like the above, and to ignore users' preferences. With companies like LinkedIn and Facebook, users aren't the customer, they're the product being sold to marketers.

That's one reason I've never got into FaceBook - being constantly badgered with an endless list of people I might want to add to my contacts or whatever they call it, and no button against each to say "No - forget this one".

I imagine the reason is that storing loads of user pairs who _don't_ know each other has far more overhead than pairs of those who do.

PS: Bugger, I + repped the wrong post above. Still, at least I got the right FM.

Not to worry - Just give doog a -ve rep for his clientco-unfriendly .sig (I would again, but I need to spread some around first)

[The Spartan]

I assume Linkedin thinks people are now too lazy to write recommendations for each other so have introduced "Facebook Likes", sorry I mean endorsements

Thing is it is still a bit of a farce isn't it, just because someone endorses you for a particular skill it doesn't mean you're any good. Whereas recommendations are a lot better because they're more personal.

[tractor]

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I meant that our resident supplier of souls does'nt know where they go either.

Pro'bab'ly

[SimonMac]

I assume Linkedin thinks people are now too lazy to write recommendations for each other so have introduced "Facebook Likes", sorry I mean endorsements

[Pondlife]

No without referring to at least one of his possessions

For the sake of exactitude No pics, maybe not worksafe (language)

I meant that our resident supplier of souls does'nt know where they go either.

[tractor]

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To be fair that could have been a nod to our very own resident Agent.

Not without referring to at least one of his possessions

For the sake of exactitude No pics, maybe not worksafe (language)

[tractor]

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I put agent's same as you?

But I highlighted the error without changing it so you could more easily identify it. Had I changed it, you would have had to refer to your original.

[tractor]

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Yup, there is that. The optimist in me would like to think that if this feature were too spammy and contrary to the best interests of users, it'd be self-defeating for the purpose of making money for LinkedIn. However, tbh LinkedIn's approach to customers has been spammy in the extreme for years. It doesn't seem to have done them any harm. (e.g., those bloody annoying repeated "reminders" you get if you're not a member and you "forget" to accept an invitation someone sends you. Funny how they never thought to add an "Actually, I meant to ignore you, now piss off" button to such reminders).

Unfortunately, it does seem to pay to use slimy marketing tactics like the above, and to ignore users' preferences. With companies like LinkedIn and Facebook, users aren't the customer, they're the product being sold to marketers.

PS: Bugger, I + repped the wrong post above. Still, at least I got the right FM.

Never let it be said that I don't recognise how to identify stakeholders

[The Spartan]

You got your apostrophe's wrong

I put agent's same as you?

[Pondlife]

You got your apostrophe's wrong

To be fair that could have been a nod to our very own resident Agent.