Comments on: LinkedIn Joins the Application Craze http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/10/29/linkedin-joins-the-application-craze/ Small business marketing blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:06:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tim Johnson http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/10/29/linkedin-joins-the-application-craze/comment-page-1/#comment-402951 Tim Johnson Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:17:44 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=2117#comment-402951 LinkedIn's Amazon app is just a big cash flow ploy. Smart for them, crummy for us users. Each link is an affiliate link for LinkedIn. Note the linked-20 in the URL. I asked LinkedIn if users would be given the opportunity to post their own affiliate links. They said no. Interestingly, they didn't admit to me that they were Amazon affiliates either. LinkedIn’s Amazon app is just a big cash flow ploy. Smart for them, crummy for us users.

Each link is an affiliate link for LinkedIn. Note the linked-20 in the URL.
I asked LinkedIn if users would be given the opportunity to post their own affiliate links. They said no.
Interestingly, they didn’t admit to me that they were Amazon affiliates either.

]]> By: Bay Area Lawyer http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/10/29/linkedin-joins-the-application-craze/comment-page-1/#comment-401934 Bay Area Lawyer Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:12:14 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=2117#comment-401934 Using social networks like linkedIn hoping to make direct profits may not work out as many would expect. I think that you really have to be realistic about making money on these sites. A vast majority of these newer widgets link peoples profiles to places like amazon. etc...making money from these sites, in my opinion, is more of a main stream effort. in other words these social sites should be used to organize and muster business contacts as the need arises Using social networks like linkedIn hoping to make direct profits may not work out as many would expect. I think that you really have to be realistic about making money on these sites. A vast majority of these newer widgets link peoples profiles to places like amazon. etc…making money from these sites, in my opinion, is more of a main stream effort. in other words these social sites should be used to organize and muster business contacts as the need arises

]]> By: Max Entin http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/10/29/linkedin-joins-the-application-craze/comment-page-1/#comment-401929 Max Entin Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:18:35 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=2117#comment-401929 I already took advantage of this by adding my Wordpress blog to my profile :-) I already took advantage of this by adding my Wordpress blog to my profile :-)

]]> By: Chris Goward http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/10/29/linkedin-joins-the-application-craze/comment-page-1/#comment-401893 Chris Goward Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:40:52 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=2117#comment-401893 I couldn't get a few of the LinkedIn apps working, but the Wordpress App worked for me on my profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/cgoward A contact at LinkedIn's ad agency told me that LinkedIn has a pretty aggressive development plan so I'm looking forward to seeing more of this from them. Chris Lift Your Conversion Rates Read www.widerfunnel.com/blog I couldn’t get a few of the LinkedIn apps working, but the Wordpress App worked for me on my profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/cgoward

A contact at LinkedIn’s ad agency told me that LinkedIn has a pretty aggressive development plan so I’m looking forward to seeing more of this from them.

Chris
Lift Your Conversion Rates
Read http://www.widerfunnel.com/blog

]]> By: Merchant Account Specialist Chad http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/10/29/linkedin-joins-the-application-craze/comment-page-1/#comment-401891 Merchant Account Specialist Chad Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:16:45 +0000 http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/?p=2117#comment-401891 This is certainly a great idea -- I only wish it would have worked for me. I tried to add the WordPress application to no avail. It will be interesting to see what they add in the rounds to come. This is certainly a great idea — I only wish it would have worked for me. I tried to add the WordPress application to no avail. It will be interesting to see what they add in the rounds to come.

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