Originally Posted by mnicona

I suppose it's how you value the term opinion then I see opinion as not simply complaining about something, especially when a poster is looking for 'constructive' advice....my opinion would be more balanced....i.e. not to simply complain - which obviously provides little value to the OP.

I assumed that's what a 'rant and rave' forum is all about (which would go down well with most of us Brits)

Originally Posted by dbd33

I see no evidence that the OP wanted constructive advice, given his current educational endeavors I assume he can churn out new pro-active conciousness raising paradigms with the best of them. Finding something useless or irrelevant is not the same as complaining, what's your opinion of Lada cars? What's your view on gluten free banana bread?

Originally Posted by mnicona

Glad to see somebody get's the actual point of this original discussion! It's not about whether it works for you or not (like one intelligent poster pointed out...a hotdog seller won't benefit from Linked In)....from my perspective it's simply about stating that Linked In can be an extremely 'viable' and powerful tool when used appropriately and certainly offers additional options to doing business. It DOESN'T replace traditional methods of building relationships....the whole point is about having useful options in today's digital age. So again, why complain about something that you simply don't have a need for in the first place....does that really warrant giving negative feedback about it...no I don't think so. Instead simply acknowledge that Linked In provides no value to you but can be a powerful tool for others.

For the poster that said it adds no value to them and after logging in after a year noticing that their details were outdated....are you for real? Does that not just state the obvious then! If you don't use it or even keep up to date, and leverage it on a daily basis....then it's obviously never going to add any value! If I don't log in to my email for a year, then I won't get any messages from people... in which case does that make email an ineffective tool and therefore I should start providing my negative feedback to people stating that email is a waste of time as nobody ever emails me (even though I don't log in or check it). Get serious

Originally Posted by mnicona

Wow, I guess all that forum posters want then is useless discussion and complaints

Originally Posted by mnicona

Wow, I guess all that forum posters want then is useless discussion and complaints....my mistake for assuming too much value can be gained from places such as this! Finding something useless and irrelevant is fine when backed up by 'useful' rationale. Simply stating that Linked In and Facebook is for twats etc isn't useful advice or opinion in my eyes....but we'll agree to disagree then

Originally Posted by Alan2005

I bet 99.99% of TwatIn registered users do exactly that. At best it's simply a corporate directory giving a snapshot of users when sign up when they see an invite from someone they know.

Originally Posted by dbd33

That's the essence of online media, is it not? Somewhere to blabber when not busy. A suitable medium for selling aspirational consumer durables.

Originally Posted by Alan2005

More accurately: TwatIn is for corporate twats who like to boast on the internet about their cv's and Twatbook is for narcissistic twats who think people are interested in the twatish things they get up to at home.

Originally Posted by mnicona

Obviously don't follow much about online Trends then do you! The OP original link shows how fast and popular sites like Linked In are growing in Canada. They're also hugely popular in the UK, and Asia...let alone the US. The activity on the site is constant (profile updates, discussions, job requests/posts, group, presentation sharing, travel meet ups, conference summaries etc)... so I fail to see how 99.99% of users are simply static and using as a directory! Again, if you don't use it, how can you possibly comment???

Originally Posted by mnicona

minimal friends to add to facebook or a poor career to even need to leverage a site such as Linked In.

Originally Posted by mnicona

Glad to see somebody get's the actual point of this original discussion!

Originally Posted by mnicona

If you don't use it or even keep up to date, and leverage it on a daily basis....then it's obviously never going to add any value!

Originally Posted by Alan2005

It's actually very easy to comment. But you misunderstand, I did use it and I can say for a fact that it's full of twats.

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty

It does somewhat spoil my joke if I have to tell you that my posts were entirely facetious. Most posters here understood that... if you didn't, perhaps you ought to question whether you should be taking everything you see on the internet at face value...?





Be serious... what the hell does that mean? Do you speak like that in real life?

Originally Posted by Jingsamichty

It does somewhat spoil my joke if I have to tell you that my posts were entirely facetious. Most posters here understood that... if you didn't, perhaps you ought to question whether you should be taking everything you see on the internet at face value...?





Be serious... what the hell does that mean? Do you speak like that in real life?

Originally Posted by mnicona

Also, if your quoted (in red) comment is too hard for you to understand I'm not surprised Linked In adds no value to you!