by Brad Friedman | Social Media
This is a guest post by Jacob Curtis, a Community manager at Bonfire Marketing who is associated with SteamFeed.
LinkedIn endorsements have been received with mixed reviews since their introduction to the platform in September 2012. What originally started as a way for others to vouch for your listed skills without having to write a lengthy recommendation, has since turned into a popularity contest where just about anyone can endorse you for a skill regardless of their understanding of your actual experience. (more…)
by Brad Friedman | General Business Advice, Social Media |
LinkedIn launched its new Endorsement feature several weeks ago and many of us are still trying to determine if we like this feature or not. There is no lack of discussion on the usefulness of the feature and the annoyance of those emails we’re getting every day that provide us with the first name only of a person who has endorsed us, hoping we will reciprocate. Putting aside for a moment the big-picture ramifications of this feature, I want to focus on the effects this feature may have on LinkedIn users in regulated industries, like financial advisors. (more…)
