Comments on: LinkedIN recommendations by Vinny D http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/linkedin-recommendations-by-vinny-d/ A blog about Vinny D aka Doug McSorley | Social Media Newbie | Web Analytics | & more Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:35:22 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Five changes I would suggest to LinkedIN… http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/linkedin-recommendations-by-vinny-d/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Five changes I would suggest to LinkedIN… Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:15:30 +0000 http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/?p=489#comment-674 [...] one right now, is the changes they made to the groups area. If you read the my posting last week (LinkedIn Recommendations by Vinny D), you may remember that I mentioned that I don’t like the changes. I liked the way the area [...] [...] one right now, is the changes they made to the groups area. If you read the my posting last week (LinkedIn Recommendations by Vinny D), you may remember that I mentioned that I don’t like the changes. I liked the way the area [...]

]]> By: dmcsorley http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/linkedin-recommendations-by-vinny-d/comment-page-1/#comment-670 dmcsorley Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:39:53 +0000 http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/?p=489#comment-670 Thanks Mark for the comments. I appreciate it. I will check out your blog posting. It sounds like a great article. Yes, I couldn't agree with you more. Slideshare is another great application. That one totally slipped my mind but you are 100% correct... it's a great app. I know, it's scary how much some of the "social media experts" use the default / generic invitation. Maybe we can change that :) Thanks again for reading the post and keep in touch Mark. I appreciate you reading the posting. Thanks Mark for the comments. I appreciate it. I will check out your blog posting. It sounds like a great article.

Yes, I couldn’t agree with you more. Slideshare is another great application. That one totally slipped my mind but you are 100% correct… it’s a great app.

I know, it’s scary how much some of the “social media experts” use the default / generic invitation. Maybe we can change that :)

Thanks again for reading the post and keep in touch Mark. I appreciate you reading the posting.

]]> By: Mark Parker http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/linkedin-recommendations-by-vinny-d/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Mark Parker Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:16:53 +0000 http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/?p=489#comment-669 Hi Doug, I'm not that big a fan of recommendations - I think they are being abused a bit, particularly by the open networkers. I agree with you 100% re personal notes for connection requests. Interestingly, I see the generic invitation used quite often by so called social media experts - not smart. I think there are two options that you've missed. The first is to integrate your blog into your profile (you touched on this in one of your comments) - either via the Wordpress plugin or via the websites option in your profile. I find I check out a person's blog before I decided to connect as it gives me a useful insight into what they are really thinking. I've also found my blog generates leads for me via LinkedIn. Secondly, another plugin - SlideShare. I like this option as it allows me to promote my public presentations via my profile as well as via the blog and SlideShare itself. I actually wrote an outline last month that describes an optimal LinkedIn executive profile - what to focus on, what plug-ins to use, how much time to invest in maintenance etc. Be happy to share my thoughts cheers Mark Hi Doug,
I’m not that big a fan of recommendations – I think they are being abused a bit, particularly by the open networkers.

I agree with you 100% re personal notes for connection requests. Interestingly, I see the generic invitation used quite often by so called social media experts – not smart.

I think there are two options that you’ve missed.

The first is to integrate your blog into your profile (you touched on this in one of your comments) – either via the WordPress plugin or via the websites option in your profile. I find I check out a person’s blog before I decided to connect as it gives me a useful insight into what they are really thinking. I’ve also found my blog generates leads for me via LinkedIn.

Secondly, another plugin – SlideShare. I like this option as it allows me to promote my public presentations via my profile as well as via the blog and SlideShare itself.

I actually wrote an outline last month that describes an optimal LinkedIn executive profile – what to focus on, what plug-ins to use, how much time to invest in maintenance etc. Be happy to share my thoughts

cheers Mark

]]> By: dmcsorley http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/linkedin-recommendations-by-vinny-d/comment-page-1/#comment-668 dmcsorley Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:52:35 +0000 http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/?p=489#comment-668 Derek, thanks man. Much appreciated. To answer your question, yes the Reading List plug-in will show up on your profile page. On your main page it will be on the right hand side, under "Your LinkedIN Network". You can search others in your network, industry updates, and all updates. Great stuff in there. There are some other great plug-ins including: the WordPress plugin, Box.net and many more. Maybe I should do some more research and do a posting about it. Let me know if you'd find that useful I can start looking into it. Derek, thanks man. Much appreciated. To answer your question, yes the Reading List plug-in will show up on your profile page. On your main page it will be on the right hand side, under “Your LinkedIN Network”. You can search others in your network, industry updates, and all updates. Great stuff in there.

There are some other great plug-ins including: the WordPress plugin, Box.net and many more. Maybe I should do some more research and do a posting about it. Let me know if you’d find that useful I can start looking into it.

]]> By: dmcsorley http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/linkedin-recommendations-by-vinny-d/comment-page-1/#comment-667 dmcsorley Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:46:28 +0000 http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/?p=489#comment-667 As always Mike, you make some great points. I totally agree with you - wave, hype all gone and buzz just the same. Google Voice is doing well. Many like you, see the true value in using LinkedIN. It's a very powerful tool to network with. Thanks again for the comments. :) As always Mike, you make some great points. I totally agree with you – wave, hype all gone and buzz just the same. Google Voice is doing well.

Many like you, see the true value in using LinkedIN. It’s a very powerful tool to network with.
Thanks again for the comments. :)

]]> By: Derek Lee http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/linkedin-recommendations-by-vinny-d/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Derek Lee Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:40:14 +0000 http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/?p=489#comment-662 5 good pointers! I haven't had as good of luck with LinkedIn, but it sounds like I haven't been using it to its full potential! The Amazon module is an interesting concept. Are there other modules that can be added? And where do these show up? Is it on my public profile? Good information though and thanks for sharing! 5 good pointers! I haven’t had as good of luck with LinkedIn, but it sounds like I haven’t been using it to its full potential!

The Amazon module is an interesting concept. Are there other modules that can be added? And where do these show up? Is it on my public profile?

Good information though and thanks for sharing!

]]> By: mike lally http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/linkedin-recommendations-by-vinny-d/comment-page-1/#comment-660 mike lally Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:44:58 +0000 http://www.vinnydsomedia.com/?p=489#comment-660 doug! you know I love me some Linkedin! I've actually been struggling a little with social media lately. If I really get down to root cause, it is the people that are letting me down. I'm working on some carrier-level telecom projects in Europe and Asia and I cannot get ANYONE to respond to me at a couple of targeted companies in Europe. I'm using Linkedin and Twitter. Bupkes. Donut holes. Nada. Nyet. Zippo. I tried leveraging groups too to know avail. I tried Answers on Linkedin. Got a couple of good responses but many along the lines of "have you tried Googling"? Really? That's your big expert answer? What is this "google" that you speak of? However! I still use Linkedin to keep in touch with my network. Still an insanely valuable tool. My facebook participation has waned a bit. Lots of noise and I am finding it difficult to sift through it. Lots of redundant content too. I find myself reading stuff on FB, getting part of the way through it and realizing I just read that in my RSS reader. These tools are not all they can be yet. Waiting on Google Me. They are due for a hit. Wave. Buzz. Failures. Well...Voice is probably a hit. I need something to aggregate it all together, strip out duplicate content, strip out Farmville updates, strip out content from people that I rate as connections but too far removed from me where I don't care that they are doing whatever inanely boring thing it is that they are doing with their cat. :) doug! you know I love me some Linkedin! I’ve actually been struggling a little with social media lately. If I really get down to root cause, it is the people that are letting me down. I’m working on some carrier-level telecom projects in Europe and Asia and I cannot get ANYONE to respond to me at a couple of targeted companies in Europe. I’m using Linkedin and Twitter. Bupkes. Donut holes. Nada. Nyet. Zippo. I tried leveraging groups too to know avail. I tried Answers on Linkedin. Got a couple of good responses but many along the lines of “have you tried Googling”? Really? That’s your big expert answer? What is this “google” that you speak of?

However! I still use Linkedin to keep in touch with my network. Still an insanely valuable tool. My facebook participation has waned a bit. Lots of noise and I am finding it difficult to sift through it. Lots of redundant content too. I find myself reading stuff on FB, getting part of the way through it and realizing I just read that in my RSS reader.

These tools are not all they can be yet. Waiting on Google Me. They are due for a hit. Wave. Buzz. Failures. Well…Voice is probably a hit. I need something to aggregate it all together, strip out duplicate content, strip out Farmville updates, strip out content from people that I rate as connections but too far removed from me where I don’t care that they are doing whatever inanely boring thing it is that they are doing with their cat.

:)

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