[kwlug-disc] How relevant/useful is LinkedIn, e.g. kwlug, K-W, Linux, FOSS, news, groups, ???

[Andrew Sullivan Cant]

Linkedin is also a silo, so like any other silo you are giving away a
good bit of control.

It would be interesting to more regularly syndicate meeting
announcements and membership to LinkedIn. And that topic is a good
IndieWeb theme which I will probably talk more about next Monday.
POSSE is the IndieWeb label that is used for this idea
"Publish (on your) Own Site, Syndicate Elsewhere"
https://indieweb.org/POSSE

> Is there any point to a LinkedIn KWLUG Group? I created / maintain
> the g+
> kwlug group, but it has been substantially a non-starter. (Which is
> OK.
> There seems some little, and sufficient, value in having it there at
> all, so
> ... well enough.) Any use of a KWLUG LinkedIn Group?

As Bob pointed out the group already exists. I think it is useful for
the Linkedin networking kind of thing, but not worth putting time into
maintaining. I think of it as a way for people to find there way to
kwlug.org through their connections.



> e.g. Some people I care about and long lost track of I've found -
> being out of sight and out of mind and not having a mechanism to
> collect such, this aspect had never occurred to me. My bad, I
> suppose.

This is really the only part of Linked in that I have found personally
useful. But it makes me slightly cranky that I am putting these
connections in Linkedin primarily.

Using the "XHTML Friends Network" (XFN) formatting and then POSSEing to
Linkedin, and other networks, seems interesting. You would link to a
contact and indicate a relationship, and if that contact wanted to
confirm they would link back to you.
* https://indieweb.org/xfn
* http://microformats.org/wiki/xfn-brainstorming

These also seems like some PGP signing would be useful here to validate
there relationship claims, and counter-claims.
And since you've got everyone's PGP keys maybe encrypting so that only
people you already have relationships with can see all the details? Maybe.

Alright, that was a long vague product requirement.
Lazy web make it so. :)


Andrew


On 05/09/16 15:12, Chris Craig wrote:
> Here's my take on LinkedIn:
> 
> - business news is largely driven by PR/Marketing, so mostly the
> companies that focus on that are featured prominently
> - groups are mostly spam factories, especially by marketers (so called
> "evangelists") and recruiters
> - the "newsfeed" is predominately click-bait articles, but when a
> connection updates their profile you get notified which can be nice
> 
> On 2 September 2016 at 19:37, B.S. <bs27975.2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have just started exploring LinkedIn. (As some of you have no doubt
>> noticed / send me a connect if you're so inclined).
>>
>> I am mindful and leery of it given MS' purchase of it, but it seemed worth a
>> gander. If I should be more/less concerned about MS here, pipe up.
>>
>> I am astonished at how much is there, never having much thought about it -
>> and wanting nothing to do with Facebook (== social networking). Spending all
>> day in front of a computer hasn't inclined me towards wanting to spend even
>> more time in front of one.
>>
>> e.g. Some people I care about and long lost track of I've found - being out
>> of sight and out of mind and not having a mechanism to collect such, this
>> aspect had never occurred to me. My bad, I suppose.
>>
>> e.g. Business news - TV has had less and less useful content, especially
>> surrounding business and economic news that will impact me in some way (not
>> being a 'trader'), 'soon'. Is following a local company a substitute? [TV
>> being non-interactive, sit back and let it wash over you - generally no
>> scrolling, clicking, or otherwise.]
>>
>> e.g. Groups - is this the new mailing list / RSS / news feed / newsgroup /
>> NNTP?
>>
>> - Bob has noted in the past various FOSS / 'twitter' alternatives /
>> aggregators, is there such for LinkedIn?
>>
>>
>> Is there any point to a LinkedIn KWLUG Group? I created / maintain the g+
>> kwlug group, but it has been substantially a non-starter. (Which is OK.
>> There seems some little, and sufficient, value in having it there at all, so
>> ... well enough.) Any use of a KWLUG LinkedIn Group?
>>
>>
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