Ask HN: How would you fix Linkedin?

#1

Post by PrakashBhatta » Sun, Mar 05, 2017, 3:23 PM UTC

If you were the CEO of Linkedin,What steps would you take to fix it?

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Post by Odenwaelder » Sun, Mar 05, 2017, 4:22 PM UTC

Stop the eMail bombardment. All eMails I get from LinkedIn go directly to Spam because of this, even the useful ones. Also, cease the dark pattern that makes you accidentally invite people to LinkedIn.

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Post by codegeek » Sun, Mar 05, 2017, 4:22 PM UTC

To be honest, if I was the CEO of Linkedin, I will be happy overall. Here is why. The stock IPO'ed at $45 and it is sitting at $190 today. So I will say that it is going well. Who cares about those stupid users, eh ? Remember, the primary goal of any for profit company is to make profit for their shareholders, period. Everything else is a side effect.

Now, if I was the actual user of linkedin, we are talking a whole different situation.

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Post by bsvalley » Sun, Mar 05, 2017, 4:58 PM UTC

They made it look like Facebook recently and it's painful to browse on a desktop. They use only a few pixels width instead of the whole screen. So, I'd fire one or two UX people. The rest is ok... also get rid of a bunch of useless notifications because no one cares about your birthday on linkedin.

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#5

Post by joefarish » Sun, Mar 05, 2017, 5:19 PM UTC

From the CEO's perspective I'm not convinced it is broken. See the top comment [1] from a recent thread:

"Every part of the UI has been A/B tested and placed there to maximize what linked-in values."

[1] Ask HN: Why LinkedIn's UI is so terrible? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13629283

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Post by bsvalley » Sun, Mar 05, 2017, 5:23 PM UTC

joefarish wrote: post #5

From the CEO's perspective I'm not convinced it is broken. See the top comment [1] from a recent thread: "Every part of the UI has been A/B tested and placed there to maximize what linked-in values." [1] Ask HN: Why LinkedIn's UI is so terrible? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13629283

It's like saying "every line of code has been tested, we don't think the UI is broken"...

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Post by AznHisoka » Sun, Mar 05, 2017, 6:27 PM UTC

joefarish wrote: post #5

From the CEO's perspective I'm not convinced it is broken. See the top comment [1] from a recent thread: "Every part of the UI has been A/B tested and placed there to maximize what linked-in values." [1] Ask HN: Why LinkedIn's UI is so terrible? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13629283

Thats how you reach a local maxima.

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Post by taprun » Mon, Mar 06, 2017, 1:32 AM UTC

I'd start by making it faster. Every time I click somewhere I have to wait and watch a spinner.

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#9

Post by EJTH » Mon, Mar 06, 2017, 10:21 AM UTC

Stop nagging for app downloads when using mobile devices.

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#10

Post by Ducotalent » Mon, Mar 06, 2017, 5:46 PM UTC

For their platform to be a recruitment platform, they should fix targeting, suggested hires. The algorithms behind it are in a dark age. Their tools to load jobs and suggest skills are terrible. The ability to customise jobs is woeful and they do not really make it easy to spread jobs into groups.