Comments on: Can LinkedIn Remove a LinkedIn Group?

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:40:57 +0000

Thank you for your excellent comment. I agree wholeheartedly with what you say. I also wish that they would at least have a forum for those who utilize LinkedIn the most to both offer advice to LinkedIn and receive advice from LinkedIn, ideally resulting in a greater mutual understanding of each other. The power users, like myself and apparently yourself, are those who are also evangelizing LinkedIn the most and helping them grow their membership one at a time. We’re the good guys, not the bad guys.

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:40:00 +0000

By: ahlwp

ahlwp — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:02:05 +0000

Neal,

It’s interesting that most often the people that LinkedIn tends to target are often some of it’s most active users. Active users are more likely than non-actives to push the envelope.

Active users are more likely to get frustrated with the limits and look for alternative ways to derive functionality and value. Often these activities conflict with the stringent view that LinkedIn has as to how it should be utilized.

The downside is that at a time when it sorely needs to increase activity among it’s user base, it limits those who are pushing the boundaries. While LI is a great tool, it probably only has about 10% of it’s membership participating actively. Imagine how valuable a tool it would be if it had 50% of it’s membership participating actively.

A little more input from active members would be beneficial to LI and it’s members. In the end they built the sandbox and have the right to determine how people play in their backyard. But they would be wise to remember that while they provide the functionality, it’s the user’s who provide the value.

By: ahlwp

ahlwp — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:02:00 +0000

Neal,

It’s interesting that most often the people that LinkedIn tends to target are often some of it’s most active users. Active users are more likely than non-actives to push the envelope.

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:30:46 +0000

Hi Jeff. Actually the competition was with a ning.com platform. But I do believe that there is an unofficial reason as to why this group was disbanded that someday we will hear about…

By: Neal Schaffer

Neal Schaffer — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Hi Jeff. Actually the competition was with a ning.com platform. But I do believe that there is an unofficial reason as to why this group was disbanded that someday we will hear about…

By: Jeff LeFevre

Jeff LeFevre — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:59:02 +0000

Great Article Neal! I don’t get the whole competition thing. LinkedIn is a great tool for networking and for them to be concerned with someone promoting Twitter is ridicules. It’s like people who block their connects. It’s no different than someone who runs their own group. They have a Napoleon complex over their group. Perhaps they’re short or their mother never taught them how to play in the sand box!

By: Jeff LeFevre

Jeff LeFevre — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:59:00 +0000