Comments on: New Events section on Linkedin

By: tojulius

tojulius — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:00:54 +0000

I know – I feel the pain

By: stuartnoton

stuartnoton — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:57:52 +0000

I found this blog when searching for news on the recently dissappearing event widget – aarrggghhh… so frustrating they;ve just taken it down. No consultation. No warning. Nothing. Zip. Oligarchic? Dictatorial I'd say!

By: 10 tips to master the “new” Linkedin | Julius Solaris Blog

10 tips to master the “new” Linkedin | Julius Solaris Blog — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:28:15 +0000

[...] recently introduced Events section helps in finding relevant events in your [...]

By: Xing Event in London, good start! | Event Manager Blog

Xing Event in London, good start! | Event Manager Blog — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:15:57 +0000

[...] on the other hand, appears to be cashing in the premium membership, although they recently replied to a post in this blog and possibly things are [...]

By: Jack Mardack

Jack Mardack — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:05:27 +0000

Congrats on the launch, LinkedIn.

Eventbrite is very pleased to now be able to distribute our vast directory of business events to this valuable audience.

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:00:36 +0000

Thanks for the ping – I haven’t played with this yet, just heard about it from my contacts

I’ll play around, but it seems like this would be a terrific feature for LI users, as long as it doesn’t get too spammy, which is what I am getting from my FB “friends.”

Jason Alba
CEO – JibberJobber.com
Author – I’m on LinkedIn — Now What???

Jason Albas last blog post..Avoiding a Layoff – Great Tip to Avoid a Job Search

By: Nicolas Roberge

Nicolas Roberge — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:23:39 +0000

@Christina Then how come this doesn’t show in our personal feed? My second attendee didn’t add a story in my network feed.

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:05:03 +0000

Hey Nicolas,

Each time someone says they are attending, their network will get a network update. Listing your event first alerts your entire network, then each subsequent RSVP spreads the word further. If you want to reach beyond your network, you can buy a direct ad at 60% off right now.

As Julius said, many more new things will be coming. Keep your eyes open!

By: Julius

Julius — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:03:59 +0000

Sure I had the same issues

Obviously Facebook had more time to shape the section. We’ll see what changes and improvement will come from Linkedin

Julius

By: Nicolas Roberge

Nicolas Roberge — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:57:51 +0000

The point of posting events on a networking site like LinkedIn is to influence our contacts to join our events. From what I checked, there are no stories published in the Network Updates section of our contacts. If nobody checks intentionally the events widget, you won’t get much response.

The 10 people at once invites are a drag and they send badly formatted HTML emails (accentuated characters are all wrong).

The events on Facebook a better because they are mostly used within an group and there is a possibility to invite everyone in the group even if they are not your friend.