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Re: LinkedIn and Facebook: Collision course?

mathewi — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:10:02 -0000

So maybe LinkedIn users are from Mars, and Facebook users are from Venus? :-)

For some reason, I keep thinking of Research In Motion when I think of
LinkedIn -- RIM is a company that was very successful focusing
strictly on the business user, but eventually started to move more
toward the non-business or consumer user, more or less out of
necessity. I have a feeling LinkedIn is doing (or will do) the same.

But how will die-hard LinkedIn users respond? For every one that likes
the more social features, there will be some who liked it better the
way it was.

Re: LinkedIn and Facebook: Collision course?

aidanhenry — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:04:08 -0000

Mathew,

I'm in the same boat as you. I barely use LinkedIn. I use Facebook almost exclusively. Nearly all of my friends and colleagues use FB, and I find it much more productive and less confusing than LinkedIn.

Although I do like the new changes, it's highly unlikely that I'm going to cross over or devote any more time to LinkedIn at this point. I do agree with Ryan's point, however, that certain industries are more suited to leverage LinkedIn than others...

Cheers,
Aidan
www.MappingTheWeb.com

Re: Fiddy Cent on P2P: Artists need to deal

aidanhenry — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:02:18 -0000

That's about the smartest thing I've ever heard a hardcore gangster rapper ever say...

Cheers,
Aidan
www.MappingTheWeb.com

Re: Hey gang, let’s head to Coke Island!

mathewi — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:46:01 -0000

That's a different Coke Island, Aidan :-)

Re: Hey gang, let’s head to Coke Island!

aidanhenry — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 07:29:32 -0000

... and I clicked hoping to find a post about the exciting world of blogging, drugs, and exotic places...

Cheers,
Aidan
www.MappingTheWeb.com

Re: Is Google crowdsourcing? Not quite

mathewi — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:44:01 -0000

I agree, Aidan. That's kind of what I had in mind as well. I just
don't see Google mucking with the main index, for the reasons you
describe.

Re: Is Google crowdsourcing? Not quite

aidanhenry — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:50:53 -0000

By adding any kind of 'opinion' to search kills its ability to remain subjective. Furthermore, it increases the likelihood of gaming by the scum of the Internet. I highly doubt (maybe 0% chance or so) that Google would ever choose this route.

The only thing I can see working is a situation where you can "vote" your OWN results up and down, so that Google can adapt to your behavioural patterns and results should become more relevant. Of course, this would have no effect on the searches of others though.

Cheers,
Aidan
www.MappingTheWeb.com