Comments on: LinkedIn, you’ve come a long way http://strivepr.com/2008/05/20/linkedin-youve-come-a-long-way/ experts in digital PR and social media Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:01:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Sherrilynne Starkie http://strivepr.com/2008/05/20/linkedin-youve-come-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-16753 Sherrilynne Starkie Thu, 22 May 2008 08:53:37 +0000 http://strivepr.com/wordpress/?p=612#comment-16753 The price tag does seem a bit incredible agreed. I didn't think your platform was difficult to use, just not intuitive. The price tag does seem a bit incredible agreed. I didn’t think your platform was difficult to use, just not intuitive.

]]> By: Nathan Pledger http://strivepr.com/2008/05/20/linkedin-youve-come-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-16747 Nathan Pledger Tue, 20 May 2008 07:00:25 +0000 http://strivepr.com/wordpress/?p=612#comment-16747 Being the developer who was lauded, courted and some may say duped into working for the Work Connexions (WorkX) project, I do feel quite disappointed that you think that the older site (my work of 12 months) was difficult to use. I'd be interested why you think this. Was it because of the software itself, or lack of direction or "message"? Being an advocate of accessibility and usability on the web, I find this quite worrying, During the time of WorkX, which enjoyed such success that we struggled on our hosting platform and had to look for a dedicated server platform - which was never forthcoming, I saw LinkedIn and I did see what they were trying to do. But I honestly thought WorkX was better, with a couple of more features, WorkX could have been enjoying the same level of investment possibilities - maybe with some changes at the helm were needed - but the possibilities were there. LinkedIn, I use it to connect. I have about 5 people in my immediate network. Big whoop. I can't blog on there, I see no reason to go there everyday and only one of my so called connections have written any reference for me. That is not beneficial to my career! I forget about it until somebody stumbles on my profile and admits to knowing me. It provides no further purpose, for me. (Sayign that, I've put a linkt o my profile on my new site - may be that will change my mind) $1bn? Seems as over valued and hyped as Facebook and Twitter - at least LinkedIn isn't riddled with bugs. I'd have settled with a 100th of that money to drive WorkX to where it should have gone. Being the developer who was lauded, courted and some may say duped into working for the Work Connexions (WorkX) project, I do feel quite disappointed that you think that the older site (my work of 12 months) was difficult to use. I’d be interested why you think this. Was it because of the software itself, or lack of direction or “message”? Being an advocate of accessibility and usability on the web, I find this quite worrying,

During the time of WorkX, which enjoyed such success that we struggled on our hosting platform and had to look for a dedicated server platform – which was never forthcoming, I saw LinkedIn and I did see what they were trying to do. But I honestly thought WorkX was better, with a couple of more features, WorkX could have been enjoying the same level of investment possibilities – maybe with some changes at the helm were needed – but the possibilities were there.

LinkedIn, I use it to connect. I have about 5 people in my immediate network. Big whoop. I can’t blog on there, I see no reason to go there everyday and only one of my so called connections have written any reference for me. That is not beneficial to my career! I forget about it until somebody stumbles on my profile and admits to knowing me. It provides no further purpose, for me. (Sayign that, I’ve put a linkt o my profile on my new site – may be that will change my mind)

$1bn? Seems as over valued and hyped as Facebook and Twitter – at least LinkedIn isn’t riddled with bugs. I’d have settled with a 100th of that money to drive WorkX to where it should have gone.

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