Usability
Fortunately, my LinkedIn Profile carries such a small footprint, that I haven't had many problems with any of those. I use it strictly to keep in touch with folks I've done business with, worked with,...
View ArticleDodgy AJAX
They have the same problem as Facebook in not testing their new 'flashy' features. There was a while that I couldn't manage my group because they had the features hidden behind some AJAX code. Then,...
View ArticleI've been lucky this way too.
I've not had any friend collectors come by. And, I don't seem to get spammers/scammers from Linked-in. Even the one group I manage seems ok. Mind, I do look at each request to join to ensure they seem...
View ArticleLinkedIn too high in Google results
I don't really use LinkedIn, so none of the listed problems apply to me, but I still have a complaint of my own. For me, its worst problem is that it's taken the #1 Google result for my name, just...
View ArticleCold "Call" Sales Spam
My major complaint about LinkedIn is that I keep getting spam from sales people who have figured out my company's email address scheme. They want to schedule meetings, get together for coffee, have me...
View ArticleAffiliations
My main complaint is that it focuses on ones place of work, rather than allowing reference to professional organizations or other affiliation contexts that people have. When two colleagues who work in...
View ArticleThe 10 bigget linkedinannoyances
Please explain how it can be "spam" when linkedin rules state YOU ARE ALLOWED to send messages to other group members? Group members can set their filters to NOT allow messages from other group...
View ArticleSimple
If I'm a member of a group related to craft brewing, I'm not going to be interested in receiving messages offering free computer training from somebody in that group.
View ArticleAppropriateness
It's a question of whether such messages are appropriate or helpful.If you even have to ask the question, then clearly you don't get it.
View ArticleThere are mechanisms for this...
For example, many people create and join groups based on affiliations.
View ArticleHelp Similar Groups Merge
LinkedIn needs to provide better formatting tools. For instance, I belong to a large alumni association with members worldwide. Soon after LI's creation three groups created from the same school opened...
View ArticleA small but annoying thing: Jobs I may be interested in....
I like the idea of emails informing me of jobs posted on LinkedIn, not entirely sure of their relevance sometimes, but what annoys me most is the email subject: 'Jobs you may be interested in'. Surely...
View ArticleThe Great Unequalizer: "Recommendations'' on LinkedIn...
Great Article Mr. Heard! I think my #1 pet peeve with LinkedIn began the very first day I joined LinkedIn a few years ago, is the fact that they want to give me a constant list of 'Recommendations' of...
View ArticleLittle-known requirement for Product Recommendations
I just discovered a major issue with product recommendations. So little known is this that I couldn???t find ANY reference to it anywhere via a Google search, so I posted a question on LinkedIn Answers...
View ArticleWhere's the real content?
I'm relatively new to LinkedIn but this is what I hate... When so many groups have posts of nothing but shameless promotion to some BS internet-mall-cart! Not all... but a lot, especially the bigger...
View ArticleRestriction of service/cancellation hurdles/ lack of phone support
???Yesterday I upgraded a couple of times and on the same day the account was restricted, so I can't get in to close it myself or go to the resolution center. I found out my account was restricted when...
View Articlejobs in which I have no interest
LinkedIn knows where I live. Why does it send me job postings from other countries under the heading "jobs you may be interested in"?
View ArticleLinked Out-What happens when a company loses its humanity.
My blog post is here--it's way too long to post here. http://colorbakery.com/blog/2013/03/10/linked-out-what-happens-when-a-company-loses-its-humanity/
View ArticleNo it's not too long to post here
But as this is now 2 years old I doubt that many would read it.Col
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