Comments on: LinkedIn Gets a New Boss http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2009/06/25/linkedin-gets-a-new-boss/ the blog behind the book Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:44:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Susan Ireland http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2009/06/25/linkedin-gets-a-new-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-9157 Susan Ireland Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:04:11 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=473#comment-9157 Nice post, Jason. I'd be interested in what advertising program they have in mind for us little guys, too. I'm not crazy about LI making money from our profiles and LI activity. Seems we should be able to opt in or out of ads on our pages, with financial incentives to opt in. Nice post, Jason. I’d be interested in what advertising program they have in mind for us little guys, too.

I’m not crazy about LI making money from our profiles and LI activity. Seems we should be able to opt in or out of ads on our pages, with financial incentives to opt in.

]]> By: Andrew Buck http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/2009/06/25/linkedin-gets-a-new-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-9156 Andrew Buck Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:01:09 +0000 http://imonlinkedinnowwhat.com/?p=473#comment-9156 I think the thing that has differentiated social networking from other matured presences on the Web is that there is a higher degree of tolerance of flaws in the architecture as it grows...that is so long as those flaws eventually are addressed, otherwise it's simply neglect. So feature development is obviously going to drive their business, and it remains to be seen whether LinkedIn opens up a little more. From my personal standpoint, the value proposition in a LinkedIn premium subscription isn't there. The entry level offers little more than the free membership; were that to change and be more robust, I would give serious consideration to what LI could offer. But the "value-for-money" isn't there right now, and flipping the switch to "paid-only" as a part of going public using their current model is likely to have a very negative impact. I hope Jeff considers that in his review. As for advertising, aren't advertising budgets hacked and slashed in this recession, and if so, what incentive are they offering compared to other Web venues? I think the thing that has differentiated social networking from other matured presences on the Web is that there is a higher degree of tolerance of flaws in the architecture as it grows…that is so long as those flaws eventually are addressed, otherwise it’s simply neglect. So feature development is obviously going to drive their business, and it remains to be seen whether LinkedIn opens up a little more.

From my personal standpoint, the value proposition in a LinkedIn premium subscription isn’t there. The entry level offers little more than the free membership; were that to change and be more robust, I would give serious consideration to what LI could offer. But the “value-for-money” isn’t there right now, and flipping the switch to “paid-only” as a part of going public using their current model is likely to have a very negative impact. I hope Jeff considers that in his review.

As for advertising, aren’t advertising budgets hacked and slashed in this recession, and if so, what incentive are they offering compared to other Web venues?

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