I’ve been on Linkedin for years. As an individual, as a company, I’ve maintained a presence. But I’ve never really put much effort into promoting myself or my content beyond the hooks into my Twitter and Facebook feeds and the occasional connection with an associate. Mostly because Linkedin never seemed to do more than it had been doing for years. No growth, no modernization. Other platforms grew by leaps and bounds while Linkedin stayed stagnant.
Lately though, that seems to be changing. I’ll point to the recent shift in how Linkedin deals with companies (via Sprout Social: Insights), and Klout just announced that they’re bringing Linkedin into the fold (as well as about.me and a +K widget, but that’s a story for later). Back in December of ’10, Linkedin announced a recommend widget. Old news, I know, but I’ve only recently seen people using the button.
So, what does it mean? Even if this stuff is old, it’s being talked about more which means that people are going to take it more seriously. That means you should take it more seriously, so go and sign up, and don’t forget to connect with me while you’re there.
Author: Sean Enns, posted on June 14, 2011 at 4:03 pm, filed under Social Media. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.