Comments on: LinkedIn applications are here http://davidjohnmead.com/2008/10/29/linkedin-applications-are-here/ Living and working on the web, with a British point of view Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:53:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Mead http://davidjohnmead.com/2008/10/29/linkedin-applications-are-here/comment-page-1/#comment-10 David Mead Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:36:00 +0000 http://davidjohnmead.com/?p=15#comment-10 Hi John,<br/><br/>I know what you mean. Though a Twitter fan I do appreciate that LinkedIn has remained fairly uncluttered.<br/><br/>I can see the SlideShare integration being useful (I have set up), but some of the other apps that are sure to come along will chip away at its simplicity. Hi John,

I know what you mean. Though a Twitter fan I do appreciate that LinkedIn has remained fairly uncluttered.

I can see the SlideShare integration being useful (I have set up), but some of the other apps that are sure to come along will chip away at its simplicity.

]]> By: John Ettorre http://davidjohnmead.com/2008/10/29/linkedin-applications-are-here/comment-page-1/#comment-9 John Ettorre Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:08:00 +0000 http://davidjohnmead.com/?p=15#comment-9 Actually, for some people (myself decidedly among them) all that added functionality and those doo dads will make Linkedin less useful and interesting. We liked it primarily because it was more focused as a business tool for people who are serious about connecting for business purposes, and didn't (and still don't) want to be bothered with all the extras, or have to spend any additional seconds figuring out the new parts of the tool. For those who find Facebook (or, egad, Twitter) useful, I say great, by all means use them. But I'd prefer that Linkedin stop trying to be like those other tools, and concentrate more on what it does better, and differently. Anyway, good luck in your new life at Progressive. Actually, for some people (myself decidedly among them) all that added functionality and those doo dads will make Linkedin less useful and interesting. We liked it primarily because it was more focused as a business tool for people who are serious about connecting for business purposes, and didn’t (and still don’t) want to be bothered with all the extras, or have to spend any additional seconds figuring out the new parts of the tool. For those who find Facebook (or, egad, Twitter) useful, I say great, by all means use them. But I’d prefer that Linkedin stop trying to be like those other tools, and concentrate more on what it does better, and differently. Anyway, good luck in your new life at Progressive.

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