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LinkedIn Is No Longer a Professional Networking Site
Author: Lisa Beth Wright
...LinkedIn is known for its engagement PODs. That’s where everyone joins a group and likes and comments on each other’s posts. PODs are designed to trick the algorithm and boost your post engagement. Now there are endorsement chains...
...The truth is, LinkedIn is no longer a professional networking site. It is now mainly a sales and marketing platform. Not an effective one either. If everyone is selling, who is buying? Think about it...
Nice breakdown of all the annoying and non-professional post types and why LinkedIn is no longer an actual professional networking site. I have to admit that I mainly use it as a dynamic address book to track all my highly mobile peers. Thanks to @SkipWalter for the link.