Comments on: I hate LinkedIn http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/ Exploring the 2010 Web Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:51:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Christine Ammagus http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/comment-page-2/#comment-120875 Christine Ammagus Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:23:09 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/#comment-120875 Lets be serious. Linked in is shit! and not that nhelpful at all. Please so boring. most of our accounts just rot in there. stuff linked in seriously a boring and unfriendly site. wish i had never joined. Lets be serious. Linked in is shit! and not that nhelpful at all. Please so boring. most of our accounts just rot in there. stuff linked in seriously a boring and unfriendly site. wish i had never joined.

]]> By: Richard Martin http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/comment-page-2/#comment-42894 Richard Martin Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:55:20 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/#comment-42894 I'm a big fan of social networking sites in general, but I find LinkedIn to be sluggish, feature-poor and cluttered. As far as address book functionality is concerned, I think plaxo is more useful. For staying in touch with friends and colleagues, facebook does the trick. It seems to me that the main selling point of linkedIn is its traditional-sounding, un-scary name. I’m a big fan of social networking sites in general, but I find LinkedIn to be sluggish, feature-poor and cluttered. As far as address book functionality is concerned, I think plaxo is more useful. For staying in touch with friends and colleagues, facebook does the trick. It seems to me that the main selling point of linkedIn is its traditional-sounding, un-scary name.

]]> By: Tara http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/comment-page-2/#comment-42893 Tara Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:37:24 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/#comment-42893 LinkedIn. One day I logged on and my profile had gone from 90% and over 200 contacts with 3 referrals to a profile of 25%, 3 contacts, no referrals and my picture was even gone. I sent many emails to the LinkedIn help desk, but to no avail. I am not happy either. What is this phone number for linkedin? Thanks! LinkedIn. One day I logged on and my profile had gone from 90% and over 200 contacts with 3 referrals to a profile of 25%, 3 contacts, no referrals and my picture was even gone. I sent many emails to the LinkedIn help desk, but to no avail. I am not happy either. What is this phone number for linkedin?
Thanks!

]]> By: Dave Zarlisky http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/comment-page-2/#comment-42892 Dave Zarlisky Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:22:52 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/#comment-42892 I hate LinkedIn. At first, I was a big fan like many of us. However, my page experienced some technical glitches and I was not able to access MY OWN PAGE! I emailed for customer support - NOTHING! I emailed again - received a lame response and no resolution. I had at least 150 people in my network that I put there. After complaining about the craphole service they gave me, they canceled and deleted my account without notice. Linked In sucks and I hope that Dan Nye reads this and fires his lame customer support staff! I hate LinkedIn. At first, I was a big fan like many of us. However, my page experienced some technical glitches and I was not able to access MY OWN PAGE! I emailed for customer support – NOTHING! I emailed again – received a lame response and no resolution. I had at least 150 people in my network that I put there. After complaining about the craphole service they gave me, they canceled and deleted my account without notice. Linked In sucks and I hope that Dan Nye reads this and fires his lame customer support staff!

]]> By: Impugn http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/comment-page-2/#comment-42891 Impugn Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:50:55 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/#comment-42891 LinkedIn sucks. Period. In the end, it will amount to no more than a handful of companies/headhunters/"users" circle-jerking over how many contacts they can accumulate. The data will go stale and the company with not be able to reasonably charge for its service. It will become as significant to Internet/Life experience as Roy Rogers has become to the world of fast-food. Read some of the "positive" comments here - tell me they don't look like cut&paste "testimonials". Probably LinkedIn employees. "Anne Stanton" "says": LinkedIn has been very useful for me lately. I love the updates when one of my contacts updates their profile. It can be so hard to keep up with everyone that this little feature makes a big difference in my world. I'm pretty sure that if you went to the Ronco (Ron Popeil) site you could find something along the lines of: "Judy (not the 'Judy' from 'Time/Life Books') Clark" "says": THE RONCO(TM) INSIDE-THE-EGG-SCRAMBLER has been very useful for me lately. I love SCRAMBLED EGGS when I USE THE RONCO(TM) INSIDE-THE-EGG-SCRAMBLER. It can be so hard to SCRAMBLE EGGS BY CRACKING THEM INTO A BOWL AND MIXING THEM WITH A FORK that THE RONCO(TM) INSIDE-THE-EGG-SCRAMBLER makes a big difference in my world. LinkedIn sucks. Period. In the end, it will amount to no more than a handful of companies/headhunters/”users” circle-jerking over how many contacts they can accumulate. The data will go stale and the company with not be able to reasonably charge for its service. It will become as significant to Internet/Life experience as Roy Rogers has become to the world of fast-food.

Read some of the “positive” comments here – tell me they don’t look like cut&paste “testimonials”. Probably LinkedIn employees.

“Anne Stanton” “says”:

LinkedIn has been very useful for me lately. I love the updates when one of my contacts updates their profile. It can be so hard to keep up with everyone that this little feature makes a big difference in my world.

I’m pretty sure that if you went to the Ronco (Ron Popeil) site you could find something along the lines of:

“Judy (not the ‘Judy’ from ‘Time/Life Books’) Clark” “says”:

THE RONCO(TM) INSIDE-THE-EGG-SCRAMBLER has been very useful for me lately. I love SCRAMBLED EGGS when I USE THE RONCO(TM) INSIDE-THE-EGG-SCRAMBLER. It can be so hard to SCRAMBLE EGGS BY CRACKING THEM INTO A BOWL AND MIXING THEM WITH A FORK that THE RONCO(TM) INSIDE-THE-EGG-SCRAMBLER makes a big difference in my world.

]]> By: Networking, Virtual Networking and LinkedIn | STC WDC Blog http://scobleizer.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-42890 Networking, Virtual Networking and LinkedIn | STC WDC Blog Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:12:54 +0000 http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/10/15/i-hate-linkedin/#comment-42890 [...] Scobleizer, a blog with lots of comments about LinkedIn [...] [...] Scobleizer, a blog with lots of comments about LinkedIn [...]

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