Here's Why Some Users Are Getting More LinkedIn Notifications (axios.com) 28
LinkedIn this week announced algorithm changes made over the past 12-18 months to favor conversations in its Feed that cater to niche professional interests, as opposed to elevating viral content. From a report: Users may have noticed that their notifications or engagements on LinkedIn have increased lately. LinkedIn has done this in part, because internal research found that participation wasn't even across the platform, and that much of the attention in on LinkedIn was skewed towards the top 1% of power users, according to Tim Jurka, Director of Artificial Intelligence at LinkedIn.
Changes include: Elevating content that users are most likely to join in conversation, which typically means people that users interact with directly in the feed through comments and reactions, or people who have shared interests with you based on your profile. Elevating a post from someone closer to a users' interests or network if it needs more engagement, not if it's already going viral. Elevating conversations with things that encourage a response (like opinions commentary alongside content), as well as posts that use mentions and hashtags to bring other people and interests into the conversation and elevating posts from users that respond to commenters. Elevating niche topics of conversation will perform better than broad ones.
Changes include: Elevating content that users are most likely to join in conversation, which typically means people that users interact with directly in the feed through comments and reactions, or people who have shared interests with you based on your profile. Elevating a post from someone closer to a users' interests or network if it needs more engagement, not if it's already going viral. Elevating conversations with things that encourage a response (like opinions commentary alongside content), as well as posts that use mentions and hashtags to bring other people and interests into the conversation and elevating posts from users that respond to commenters. Elevating niche topics of conversation will perform better than broad ones.
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Because the headhunter is usually recruiting for a 3 month IT closet cleaning contract in Mississippi, starting in July, in a prison that doesn't have air conditioning, for half what my current sad dead-end job pays.
LinkedIn “Power Users” (Score:3)
Does such a creature actually exist? No one I know spends much time on LinkedIn at all, unless they’re looking for a new job.
I’m aware there are LinkedIn spammers... maybe that’s who they are talking about? Like the random middle-managers from Chinese companies who keep sending me connection invites.
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I think there's some segment of corporate-type people who are frequent and regular LinkedIn users. Think people who are in sales and marketing or involved in some level of regular new employee recruiting/hiring and like to "keep up" with people in their field.
It really is social media for corporate people who are super-engaged in being corporate.
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No one I know spends much time on LinkedIn at all, unless theyâ(TM)re looking for a new job.
So power users would be those people that are continually looking for a job? Not my idea of an ideal employee.
I've never dealt with LinkedIn (or any other employment web sites) because I'm well enough known in my industry to keep busy without having to spam the world with my resume.
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Does such a creature actually exist? No one I know spends much time on LinkedIn at all, unless they’re looking for a new job.
Sadly, yes, they do exist.
Most people only use Linkedin when they are looking for a new job, but there are those few who use it to "cultivate their brand", meaning posting rehashed crap they found on websites and plogging which will just be something off of CNET with a few words changed in order to "raise their profile".
I'm pretty sure recruiters have learned to ignore these types.
LinkedIn = Herpes (Score:1)
Why would I need emails that someone has similar interests as me? Work on making your website easier to use and more secure and spend less time spamming me.
Earth to LinkedIn ... (Score:3)
Elevating content that users are most likely to join in conversation, ...
You're a jobs, not social media, site.
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They are a data collection site. even worse.
LinkedIn - what for, exactly? (Score:2)
I have LinkedIn blocked at my email server (Score:2)
Glad I killed my LinkedIn account (Score:2)