Linkedinformed Podcast. The Linkedin Show

LinkedIn : Too many to-do’s to do Very interesting document outlining why LinkedIn are a bad investment from an Equity Research firm. Here are their main 5 reasons; (1) Lack of key functionality in its flagship Voyager app. (2) Relevance of proposed job openings or “Sponsored Updates” hasn’t improved. (3) A slow ramp to get the right content on lynda.com to make it more attractive to Enterprises. (4) High penetration of Hiring Solutions – translating into slowing growth in FY16. (5) The technical immaturity of Sales Navigator. Other highlights; • New company pages will provide salary data and allow for anonymous employee reviews (similar to Glassdoor). This could provide LinkedIn with a "Tricky balance” to find as many of these organisations are their biggest clients! • The SMB Recruiter product will be slow growth and likely to have a high cost of sales. • 20% of LinkedIn members are students. • Advertising solutions will be opening up their API to third-party operators. • New members are less engaged. • Les