Comments on: Searching for LinkedIn Groups? Now you can… finally! http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/ the blog behind the book Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:39:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jason's Alibai http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 Jason's Alibai Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:04:16 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-1621 Funny how it still says: You can join as many groups as you belong to. We anticipate that the average user of LinkedIn probably belongs to at least three to four groups that are meaningful to their professional life. Damn Bush administration wannabes! Funny how it still says:

You can join as many groups as you belong to. We anticipate that the average user of LinkedIn probably belongs to at least three to four groups that are meaningful to their professional life.

Damn Bush administration wannabes!

]]> By: Jason Alba http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Jason Alba Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:10:38 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-924 I just read today on a forum that they are also limiting group owners to only own 10 groups.... they are really laying down the smack. I just read today on a forum that they are also limiting group owners to only own 10 groups…. they are really laying down the smack.

]]> By: Bob Galigula http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Bob Galigula Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:54:33 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-922 Call them to complain. LinkedIn Corporation 1840 Embarcadero Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 650-687-3600 Fax: 650-687-0505 https://www.linkedin.com Feeling a bit disconnected? LinkedIn wants to help. The company is an online business network designed to help professionals find jobs, people, and services providers. LinkedIn offers four premium services: LinkedIn Jobs, LinkedIn Services, LinkedIn Groups, and LinkedIn Business Accounts. The company has grown to reach more than 5 million users nationwide since its inception in 2003. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Marc Andreessen (co-founder of Netscape and chairman of Opsware), Joe Kraus (co-founder of Excite), Josh Kopelman (founder of Half.com), and Peter Thiel (co-founder of PayPal). Annual Sales (mil.) $3.0 Total Employees 24 Employees At This Location 24 Chairman; President, Products Reid Hoffman VP and Chief of Staff Sarah Imbach VP Business and Corporate Development Keith S. Rabois VP Engineering Jean-Luc Vaillant VP Marketing Konstantin Guericke VP Product Strategy Allen Blue VP Client Products Jaime Templeton Chief Privacy Officer Duncan Work Director Corporate Communications Kay Luo Director Advertising David Hahn Director Technology Yan Pujante Director Operations Candy Mielke Director Product Management Lucian Beebe Director Sales Brendon Cassidy Senior Technical Recruiter Hilary Taubman-Dye Manager Corporate Development Steven Stegman Senior Systems Architect Ian McNish CEO Daniel T. H. (Dan) Nye Age 40 I looked at their telephone numbers and using one of my handy dandy stab-in tricks I dialed a little beyond it. I can tell you 650 687 3615 is a live body! So will (probably be, 3616, 3617, etc.) It seems they have 18 (of their 24?) employees listed so I'd stick close to the 3600 when dialing! Loretta Thomas Customer Support Liaison San Fran Poor thing, she's about to get deluged. She's there Ãs I checked! They also appear to have a customer support center in Omaha: Angela Burleigh Customer Support Sakessa Moss Customer Support Rob McClenahan Customer Support Professional William Conner Customer Support Professional Support@LinkedIn.com Suzy Jackson Customer Support ;) By the way the company directory spills with just ONE entry - pressing A for any names starting with A,B or C gives you about ten names, and some of them appear to be first names starting with A, B or c as well as last names starting with same. Call them to complain.

LinkedIn Corporation
1840 Embarcadero Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94303
650-687-3600
Fax: 650-687-0505
https://www.linkedin.com
Feeling a bit disconnected? LinkedIn wants to help. The company is an online business network designed to help professionals find jobs, people, and services providers. LinkedIn offers four premium services: LinkedIn Jobs, LinkedIn Services, LinkedIn Groups, and LinkedIn Business Accounts. The company has grown to reach more than 5 million users nationwide since its inception in 2003. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Marc Andreessen (co-founder of Netscape and chairman of Opsware), Joe Kraus (co-founder of Excite), Josh Kopelman (founder of Half.com), and Peter Thiel (co-founder of PayPal).
Annual Sales (mil.) $3.0
Total Employees 24
Employees At This Location 24

Chairman; President, Products Reid Hoffman
VP and Chief of Staff Sarah Imbach
VP Business and Corporate Development Keith S. Rabois
VP Engineering Jean-Luc Vaillant
VP Marketing Konstantin Guericke
VP Product Strategy Allen Blue
VP Client Products Jaime Templeton
Chief Privacy Officer Duncan Work
Director Corporate Communications Kay Luo
Director Advertising David Hahn
Director Technology Yan Pujante
Director Operations Candy Mielke
Director Product Management Lucian Beebe
Director Sales Brendon Cassidy
Senior Technical Recruiter Hilary Taubman-Dye
Manager Corporate Development Steven Stegman
Senior Systems Architect Ian McNish
CEO Daniel T. H. (Dan) Nye Age 40

I looked at their telephone numbers and using one of my handy dandy stab-in tricks I dialed a little beyond it. I can tell you 650 687 3615 is a live body! So will (probably be,
3616, 3617, etc.) It seems they have 18 (of their 24?) employees listed so I’d stick close to the 3600 when dialing!

Loretta Thomas Customer Support Liaison San Fran

Poor thing, she’s about to get deluged. She’s there Ãs I checked!

They also appear to have a customer support center in Omaha:
Angela Burleigh Customer Support
Sakessa Moss Customer Support
Rob McClenahan Customer Support Professional

William Conner Customer Support Professional Support@LinkedIn.com
Suzy Jackson Customer Support
;)
By the way the company directory spills with just ONE entry – pressing A for any names starting with A,B or C gives you about ten names, and some of them appear to be first names starting with A, B or c as well as last names starting with same.

]]> By: Bob Galigula http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-921 Bob Galigula Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:53:37 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-921 And now, less than one month later, you can only join 50 out of 90,000+ groups. The Linkedin team are IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And now, less than one month later, you can only join 50 out of 90,000+ groups.

The Linkedin team are IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: LA Blogger Gal http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-763 LA Blogger Gal Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:48:41 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-763 This is great news!! Up until now, I've only found new groups by seeing what my contacts belong to. This is great news!! Up until now, I’ve only found new groups by seeing what my contacts belong to.

]]> By: Leah G. http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-755 Leah G. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:43:47 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-755 Nice! Thanks for letting us know. Nice! Thanks for letting us know.

]]> By: Jason Alba http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Jason Alba Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:40:05 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-748 @Tom - you amaze me with your trivia... that is very, very cool! @Schmoozii - and for that, I'm expecting all the bells and whistles when they actually roll it out ;) @Tom – you amaze me with your trivia… that is very, very cool!

@Schmoozii – and for that, I’m expecting all the bells and whistles when they actually roll it out ;)

]]> By: Schmoozii http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-747 Schmoozii Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:32:40 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-747 Yep, this is something I requested about a year ago. Seems like it would have been included when they first started the groups section. Yep, this is something I requested about a year ago. Seems like it would have been included when they first started the groups section.

]]> By: Thomas E. Kenny http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Thomas E. Kenny Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:33:31 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-746 WOW 90,000 groups. And now for some LinkedIn group trivia! The very first LinkedIn group was "The Java Posse" which happens to be my favorite podcast. One of the LinkedIn employees who developed the LinkedIn group feature of course was a fan of their podcast. WOW 90,000 groups.

And now for some LinkedIn group trivia!

The very first LinkedIn group was “The Java Posse” which happens to be my favorite podcast.

One of the LinkedIn employees who developed the LinkedIn group feature of course was a fan of their podcast.

]]> By: Jason Alba http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2008/07/09/searching-for-linkedin-groups-now-you-can-finally/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Jason Alba Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:52:22 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=110#comment-745 I agree, this was a missing feature for much too long. What they had before just didn't cut it.... ! I agree, this was a missing feature for much too long. What they had before just didn’t cut it…. !

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