DISQUS

burning the bacon with barrett: 6 recommendations to make Linkedin a better utility

  • Sachendra Yadav · 1 year ago
    +1 : RSS Feeds

    01 : Talk/Chat - this is a tricky one, can't decide

    +1 : Better Widgets

    ++1 : Leverage Groups - The most underused feature in LinkedIn, this one needs some real upheaval

    -1 : Extend Interface - Why dilute the strength of a powerful business social network into flim flam. There are a couple of good aggregators out there, let LinkedIn do what it does best... Business networking

    -1 : Alerts on SMS - I have a blackberry (like most people in the business community) so I don't really care about SMS

    My addition to list:
    I want to add alerts on new Answers to questions I subscribe to.
  • Craig Ritchie · 1 year ago
    I think the LinkedIn interface has advanced leaps and bounds in the past few months. Xobni's tie-in is great too. As for some of your suggested features, sure, but what about FriendFeed, Facebook, and a much better newsfeed?
  • Craig Ritchie · 1 year ago
    oh yeah, and what about this? http://www.nytimes.whsites.net/linkedin/ ... interesting developments.
  • Phil Barrett · 1 year ago
    Thanks for the link Craig - it's definitely a start.