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Urgent, Useful Intelligence from Linkedin

Urgent, Useful Intelligence from Linkedin

Here is what I received today, as just one example, from linkedin. Can someone appreciate the great depth and usefulness of this stimulating, career-enhancing, business-generating value? The people mentioned are lovely, nice people. But, come on….

LinkedIn Network Updates

Feb 18 – Feb 25

FEATURED UPDATES
PROFILE
Florian Kupfer is now Owner at Cenario Marketing

CONNECTIONS
Craig Anderson is now connected to Ronnie Lu , Peter Montague Walsh , and 1 other person.

Lisa Anderson is now connected to DAVID ROGES

Kasper Zom is now connected to Mike van Vliet

STATUS
Jeffrey Summers is preparing for next weeks Restaurant University’s Service & Hospitality seminar. Reply »

Laura Stack is working on her virtual training series http://www.theproductivitypro.com/s_virtual-webinar.htm Reply »

Jackie Nagel is assisting a business start-up with developing her core business principles. Reply »

GROUPS
Craig Anderson has joined 3 groups, including Invest in Vietnam and 21st Century Governance Principles

Steven Iwersen has joined Training Specialists

Curtis Bingham has joined CCNG – Contact Center Network Group

PHOTOS
Carmen Van Kerckhove has uploaded a new profile picture

Laurent Duperval has uploaded a new profile picture

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
James Eaton asked 2 questions about Graphic Design and Web Development

Barb Semeniuk asked How can I conduct a social networking campaign targetting my target audiennce, Health & Safety Professionals on Face Book and LinkedIn?

Barb Semeniuk answered 1 question about Internet Marketing

RECOMMENDATIONS
Karen Fuqua recommends business partner Roberta Chinsky Matuson Owner at Human Resource Solutions Roberta is learned professional in organization development. Her knowledge of generational issues i… Read more

Roberta Chinsky Matuson recommends business partner Karen Fuqua President at Fuqua Consulting Group, LLC Karen is a world-class consultant who is highly regarding by those who have worked with her. Her ene… Read more

Chad Barr was recommended by colleague Mark Davis Unfortunately, I already had a website up and running when I met Chad. However, I hired his team to… Read more

APPLICATIONS
Carol Travis Tucker is about to leave on a trip to Richmond, VA for 12 days, via TripIt .

Costas Papaikonomou is returning from a trip to Taipei, Taiwan, via TripIt .

Steven Iwersen is returning from a trip to Hays, KS, via TripIt .

Don’t want to receive e-mail notifications? Adjust your message settings.

LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. ©2009, LinkedIn Corporation.

Written by

Alan Weiss is a consultant, speaker, and author of over 60 books. His consulting firm, Summit Consulting Group, Inc., has attracted clients from over 500 leading organizations around the world.

Comments: 14

  • Ryan Nagy

    February 25, 2009

    Yes, a total waste, as is most of the notifications from Facebook.

    I recently turned off those notifications for all my accounts. It saves me the time of deleting a dozen messages every damn day.

    – Ryan

  • Wayne Botha

    February 26, 2009

    Absolutely agree. Facebook has kept me informed of numerous comments this week on a photo. The notifications have a subject line “… commented on a photo of you”.

    After ignoring the first five, I decided that I had better take a look at what the commotion is about. One of my friends in the network posted a photo of a new book, which translates to email notifications to at least myself and probably many other people.

    I will also turn off all notifications.

    “Theresa commented on a photo of you:

    “congrats I sure wouold love to read it”

    To see the comment thread, follow the link below:

  • Kelly Eric Frigstad

    February 26, 2009

    I originally looked to use LinkedIn as an auto-updating Rolodex; however it is evolving into a social networking site; not what I was looking for.
    LinkedIn will die, like most other early internet based no cost offerings, and will be reborn in many different ways. I hope one of the next generations’ sites/services will work for keeping track of business connections and that it will be a useful tool for users marketing themselves. Note I said a tool as opposed to being their marketing strategy.

    As for the updates I suspect that Linked-In is confusing frequency of information delivery with actual delivery of valuable information.

    Cheers,

    Kelly Eric Frigstad

  • Laurent Duperval

    February 26, 2009

    Alan,

    I think the most important part of your post is:

    Don’t want to receive e-mail notifications? Adjust your message settings.

    Don’t like the show? Turn off the TV or change the channel!

    L

  • Laurent Duperval

    February 26, 2009

    Alan,

    I got your point. My counterpoint is that some of that information may be interesting to others, if not you… except for my profile picture update. :P.

    One of your messages says that Florian is the owner of a new company. In your view of building and nurturing business relationships, isn’t that something important to know?

    I think LinkedIn was an interesting idea. I find that as Facebook became more popular, the people at LinkedIn tried to play catch up instead of sticking to what was workinng well. Now you get all this nonsense.

    My point is, the feature is available but if you find it stupid, why leave it on?

    Then again, did they add it because they thought it was a good idea or because that’s what users requested?

    L

  • Bob Ligget

    February 26, 2009

    I will wade into these waters with some hesitancy, and offer three observations: first, much of what I read on LinkedIn updates is meaningless to me, especially in terms of advancing business needs; second, much is not all, and I have actually landed a piece of consulting business after having been found on LinkedIn, a great one, too; third, I have found some value in lead generation from my contacts in identifying opportunities and economic buyers. *Bonus fourth*: some people like collecting stamps and shot glasses, and LinkedIn is another way to feed an addiction to collections.

    -Bob

  • Laurent Duperval

    February 26, 2009

    Alan,

    OK, fair enough, strictly for consulting, most of the information is useless.

    Regarding Florian, I think you only get notices from him if he is in your immediate network, i.e. you added him yourself. So there is some sort or relationship there already; it would not be a cold call.

    Let’s say I did know Florian, and he was in my target market. Such a notice would probably prompt me to give him a head’s up or call him (if the relationship is that close) to ask him about his new position and company.

    Of course, if I learn this from LinkedIn and not directly from Florian, maybe it says more about our relationship than I want it to.

    L

  • Karen Fuqua

    February 27, 2009

    The only updates I get through email are posts from groups I’ve joined. I want these updates, as they are typically from buyers. Well worth it for me.

  • Ash Waechter

    May 28, 2009

    It’s for that very reason why my Linked In account is set up through an e-mail that I almost never use. I literally check it once every six weeks just to see what kind of junk I get; Linked In daily blurbs like the one you mentioned would be one of those pieces of “junk.” Linked In is overkill, but having an e-mail address in oblivion is priceless

  • Alan Weiss

    May 28, 2009

    I’m sure I’ll get whacked for this by one cultist or another, but I find linkedin to be the weakest and least valuable among it, Facebook, and Twitter.

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