Before we endeavor to answer this query, I'd like to produce a disclosure. I’m a huge fan of LinkedIn’s service. Greater than every other social websites platform, In my opinion LinkedIn has “flattened" the professional world, reduced barriers to find, and helped professionals more efficiently reach others with common interests. And their adherence to member-friendly core values (outlined within their 2014 Annual Report) is outstanding. The primary core value listed?
"Members First. We encourage employees to understand and understand our members and to ensure that we foster the long-term vitality with the LinkedIn ecosystem.”
But wait, LinkedIn goes further. They disclose with their shareholders that:
"Our core valuation on putting our members first may conflict with the short-term interests of our business."
Bold. You’ve gotta’ love it every time a $25 billion company tells their shareholders to bug-off in the short term as they are member-focused and building to provide sustainable, long lasting value.
And LinkedIn clearly makes efforts to practice their core values. One example is, regardless of the industry wide trend of pumping MORE email content to subscribers or members (a la HubSpot), LinkedIn announced on July 27th a 40% reduction in notification emails. That’s right, a reduction. Everybody can breathe a sigh of relief using that change.
From time to time though, LinkedIn pulls a move that seems misguided and from the “member’s first” core value -- nevertheless they later come neat and are able to course correct. For example, in the week of July 23rd it turned out found out that LinkedIn had quietly removed the ability for your member to instantly export a CSV file containing their contacts -- and instead crafted a 72 hour waiting period for members to get access to their unique contacts. After having a backlash, LinkedIn reinstated the export feature citing "anti-scraping" concerns as the explanation for an original change.
Concurrently that LinkedIn activly works to abide by core values, they have got strategic ambitions (also outlined in their annual report) to:
"End up being the Definitive Professional Publishing Platform. We make an effort to make members more productive and successful by creating the web’s definitive professional publishing platform, which enables members to publish, discover and consume relevant professional content at global scale.”
WALLED GARDEN
They can be seeing success in this arena and indicate they’ve surpassed more than 1 million unique long-form member publishers. That’s impressive and may without a doubt keep growing rapidly as increasing numbers of LinkedIn members understand some great benefits of this publishing format.
But his or her content strategy evolves, will they be at risk of putting their particular interests first and well before their members? Perhaps. Many value LinkedIn to be a tool for discovery - but LinkedIn may seem to increasingly see itself as a spot to publish and consume content. While these goals shouldn’t be mutually exclusive, they might be if LinkedIn pursues a "walled garden" approach. And that definitely seems to be in which the clients are heading.
LinkedIn Pulse - a canary within the coal mine?
Witness the newly redesigned and recently released Pulse app for iOS and Android, which LinkedIn indicates should "deliver an even more personalized news experience” but which is hated by many Pulse users.
First, just a bit of history. In April of 2013, LinkedIn acquired Pulse, a news reader and news aggregation app, for approximately $90 million. During those times, over 750 publishers distributed their content through Pulse so it had been a diversely sourced platform for users to aggregate custom content. But it really now appears that Pulse users are being placed in a walled garden of LinkedIn member generated content -- thus ending the capability of Pulse users to customize their admission to third party content.
Exactly what do Members think of this change? Evaluate the iOS reviews coming from the App store.
6 Unfavorable Pulse Update Reviews. All 1 Star.
LinkedIn RUINED the Pulse App
by Fruitnewton - Jul 29, 2015
Pulse was once an incredible app which had a fantastic UI and permit me to choose what content I needed to learn, with great selection from serious news and stories such as the New Yorker to silly and entertaining like Reddit and BuzzFeed. NOT Any Longer!! LinkedIn's update is really a horrible step BACKWARDS. UI is horrible and I can't pick from great published content- only crappy LInkedIn posts. Generally If I needed to read LinkedIn posts of visit LinkedIn. Why LinkedIn decide to buy and ruin this app and alienate it large user base tells me that ironically the idiots that run LinkedIn don't know anything about business. I'm signing using this crappy Pulse App, deleting it from my phone and iPad, and looking for the best alternative app to exchange this component of sh*t. Should I could perform same for LinkedIn I would personally. Strategy to use morons who run LinkedIn!!!
"Members First. We encourage employees to understand and understand our members and to ensure that we foster the long-term vitality with the LinkedIn ecosystem.”
But wait, LinkedIn goes further. They disclose with their shareholders that:
"Our core valuation on putting our members first may conflict with the short-term interests of our business."
Bold. You’ve gotta’ love it every time a $25 billion company tells their shareholders to bug-off in the short term as they are member-focused and building to provide sustainable, long lasting value.
And LinkedIn clearly makes efforts to practice their core values. One example is, regardless of the industry wide trend of pumping MORE email content to subscribers or members (a la HubSpot), LinkedIn announced on July 27th a 40% reduction in notification emails. That’s right, a reduction. Everybody can breathe a sigh of relief using that change.
From time to time though, LinkedIn pulls a move that seems misguided and from the “member’s first” core value -- nevertheless they later come neat and are able to course correct. For example, in the week of July 23rd it turned out found out that LinkedIn had quietly removed the ability for your member to instantly export a CSV file containing their contacts -- and instead crafted a 72 hour waiting period for members to get access to their unique contacts. After having a backlash, LinkedIn reinstated the export feature citing "anti-scraping" concerns as the explanation for an original change.
Concurrently that LinkedIn activly works to abide by core values, they have got strategic ambitions (also outlined in their annual report) to:
"End up being the Definitive Professional Publishing Platform. We make an effort to make members more productive and successful by creating the web’s definitive professional publishing platform, which enables members to publish, discover and consume relevant professional content at global scale.”
WALLED GARDEN
They can be seeing success in this arena and indicate they’ve surpassed more than 1 million unique long-form member publishers. That’s impressive and may without a doubt keep growing rapidly as increasing numbers of LinkedIn members understand some great benefits of this publishing format.
But his or her content strategy evolves, will they be at risk of putting their particular interests first and well before their members? Perhaps. Many value LinkedIn to be a tool for discovery - but LinkedIn may seem to increasingly see itself as a spot to publish and consume content. While these goals shouldn’t be mutually exclusive, they might be if LinkedIn pursues a "walled garden" approach. And that definitely seems to be in which the clients are heading.
LinkedIn Pulse - a canary within the coal mine?
Witness the newly redesigned and recently released Pulse app for iOS and Android, which LinkedIn indicates should "deliver an even more personalized news experience” but which is hated by many Pulse users.
First, just a bit of history. In April of 2013, LinkedIn acquired Pulse, a news reader and news aggregation app, for approximately $90 million. During those times, over 750 publishers distributed their content through Pulse so it had been a diversely sourced platform for users to aggregate custom content. But it really now appears that Pulse users are being placed in a walled garden of LinkedIn member generated content -- thus ending the capability of Pulse users to customize their admission to third party content.
Exactly what do Members think of this change? Evaluate the iOS reviews coming from the App store.
6 Unfavorable Pulse Update Reviews. All 1 Star.
LinkedIn RUINED the Pulse App
by Fruitnewton - Jul 29, 2015
Pulse was once an incredible app which had a fantastic UI and permit me to choose what content I needed to learn, with great selection from serious news and stories such as the New Yorker to silly and entertaining like Reddit and BuzzFeed. NOT Any Longer!! LinkedIn's update is really a horrible step BACKWARDS. UI is horrible and I can't pick from great published content- only crappy LInkedIn posts. Generally If I needed to read LinkedIn posts of visit LinkedIn. Why LinkedIn decide to buy and ruin this app and alienate it large user base tells me that ironically the idiots that run LinkedIn don't know anything about business. I'm signing using this crappy Pulse App, deleting it from my phone and iPad, and looking for the best alternative app to exchange this component of sh*t. Should I could perform same for LinkedIn I would personally. Strategy to use morons who run LinkedIn!!!
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