Really? Wasn't it because of the security and privacy concerns pointed here many times?
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Endorsements serve a purpose for LinkedIn. They keep users coming back to the site when they receive the "X has endorsed you for Y" emails. You can tell endorsements are mostly for LinkedIn's benefit when you notice they don't even expose them in their API.
Yep. Endorsements are very clearly built as a LinkedIn engagement and retention feature.
I think people are able to endorse you for anything. The more keyword-rich a profile is, the better targeted the advertising. ;-)
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#23LinkedIn's biggest problem can be traced to a single line of code: the placeholder that reads, "I would like to add you to my professional network." The joy and excitement of real-life networking stems from meeting someone, recognizing that you share an interest or skillset, and connecting on the basis of that skill or interest. For example, if I discuss JavaScript w/ a developer at a networking event, I keep him or…
Isn't LinkedIn supposed to be for maintaining contact with people you've already met? So you should already have experienced the excitement of meeting the person before you see the boring generic message.
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I found a great way to cut down on this spam: Delete your LinkedIn account. I removed mine 3 years ago and I never once regretted it.
I removed mine about the same time frame too. No regrets. It has not hindered my networking or hireability.
I just applied to several jobs within the last few days; Jobvite lets me "one-click" apply with my LinkedIn profile, which is so much easier than those "upload your resume and we're going to mangle it in our web form".
Disclaimer: Received several calls back same day/next day, in my mind that means its working as its supposed to.
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Yep. Endorsements are very clearly built as a LinkedIn engagement and retention feature.
I think people are able to endorse you for anything. The more keyword-rich a profile is, the better targeted the advertising. ;-)
Yes. Endorsing your friends for the most bizarre thing you can think of, is always great fun.
Never accept an endorsement for anything boring like work.
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#26Thank you LinkedIn. Good riddance. While you are at it, how about fixing/retiring the following things as well: - Endorsements. They serve no purpose other than "look I am so cool" and for recruiter to find you by keywords that does not make much sense. Plus I have no interest in getting endorsed by my uncle for something he has no clue about. - Groups: These end up being nothing but recruiter spam. - Stop the spam o…
Just wanted to say I hate endorsements as well. I never accept any endorsements and I think some person actually removed me off his contact list because: a) I didn't accept his endorsement. b) Didn't endorse him in return (people seem to expect this?)
I didn't even know you had to accept endorsements. And as ridiculous as they are, I never did bother to return the 'favor.' Perhaps this is just another incarnation of "you didn't Like my post" Facebook drama.
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#27LinkedIn's biggest problem can be traced to a single line of code: the placeholder that reads, "I would like to add you to my professional network." The joy and excitement of real-life networking stems from meeting someone, recognizing that you share an interest or skillset, and connecting on the basis of that skill or interest. For example, if I discuss JavaScript w/ a developer at a networking event, I keep him or…
Isn't LinkedIn supposed to be for maintaining contact with people you've already met? So you should already have experienced the excitement of meeting the person before you see the boring generic message.
Due to less than reliable content of my profile, I sometimes get connect requests from people I have never had anything to do with.
It would be rude not to accept.
P.S. Then of course they get an amusing email every time I update my Headline
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#28Thank you LinkedIn. Good riddance. While you are at it, how about fixing/retiring the following things as well: - Endorsements. They serve no purpose other than "look I am so cool" and for recruiter to find you by keywords that does not make much sense. Plus I have no interest in getting endorsed by my uncle for something he has no clue about. - Groups: These end up being nothing but recruiter spam. - Stop the spam o…
Groups is a good idea that's being poorly used. Some groups are set up to promote a single person or group, yet have generic names. Others are used by people not familiar with Stackexchange for asking technical questions. They make sense for a professional networking site, but they have to be guided towards relevance.
I agree. This could be of great value if they would cultivate it and see what works.
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#29An open-source version of the backend code would be pretty awesome, though. It was a smart idea even if it wasn't well-suited to the use it was put to. Wouldn't it be neat if you could have extra contextual info added to your e-mails without having to install anything on your phone or mail client? It could be made modular so whatever services you use could provide plugins you could add/remove at will -- CRM, lead tra…
Totally agree. Instead of just erasing the source code, they could release it as open source. I for once would love to play with it.
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I think people are able to endorse you for anything. The more keyword-rich a profile is, the better targeted the advertising. ;-)
Yes. Endorsing your friends for the most bizarre thing you can think of, is always great fun. Never accept an endorsement for anything boring like work.
I'm gay, and a friend and former colleague went through a period of regularly endorsing me with anything that sounded at all that could sound either camp or gay. I can't seem to figure out how to find them now, and off the top of my head the only one I can think of is Pearl (I'm not a programmer, and I doubt he even knows Pearl is there as a programming language). Meanwhile I'd return the favour with anything that hinted towards the fact that he's a massive pervert.
Was great fun for a while, and the only use I've ever had from endorsements, which I've now completely disabled.