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Millions of people, searchable by structured demographic data, and then reachable, for free (or nearly). It’s a market researchers wet dream. Ever heard of The Tragedy of the Commons? The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and rationally consulting their own self-interest, . . . Does it ever seem to you like some people have just a little too much time on their hands for status updates? An Andertoons Cartoon . . . Do you send birthday greetings to all your LinkedIn connections? Seems like the friendly thing to do, right? Maybe not… Many people find that the existing categories for LinkedIn relationships simply aren’t adequate to cover all cases. Here are a few ideas for some more: From The LinkedIn Blog: Between 2002 and 2007, we have noticed a surge in the percentage of job titles that include the term “ninja”. Modern day ninjas are not experts in martial arts or stealth soldiers – today they are more likely to throw Java exceptions rather than steel stars. Other ninjas come from the . . . Automation run amok: Any time you change your company name or title on a position, LinkedIn thinks you’ve changed jobs. The algorithm obviously needs tweaking. If you’re editing an existing position, odds are you’re just correcting or rewording something, not making a career change. . . . Current.tv takes a humorous look at people’s perception of LinkedIn: I received an email today with the subject “LinkedIn Group: Emergency Notification”. My immediate thought was, “What kind of emergency could there possibly be about a LinkedIn Group?” I mean, did the moderator have a heart attack? Is the forum on fire? I just couldn’t imagine what could possibly be so important that it . . . |
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