Certainly a lot of hate for Linkedin here - curious, what would people like Linkedin to become? Or what would it take for a new service to be interesting? And given that people are unlikely to pay for a service like this means that advertising and recruiter services are likely the only sources of revenue - are you comfortable with that?
The opportunity I'm surprised Linkedin has not tackled is to create their own CRM system. I think they are the only company that can really challenge Salesforce.com. Imagine getting a CRM system and having everyone in already - a marketing/sales dream. I imagine they thought of this, but may have said it was beyond the pail as it may have driven users away. Interestingly, Hubspot's CRM was offered with data.
To me, the most interesting part of the announcement was highlighted here:
They're shutting down their external ad network that they purchased when they bought Bizo. Having tried this product, I'm not surprised - it was a piece of sh*t.
The opportunity I'm surprised Linkedin has not tackled is to create their own CRM system. I think they are the only company that can really challenge Salesforce.com. Imagine getting a CRM system and having everyone in already - a marketing/sales dream. I imagine they thought of this, but may have said it was beyond the pail as it may have driven users away. Interestingly, Hubspot's CRM was offered with data.
To me, the most interesting part of the announcement was highlighted here:
http://adage.com/article/digital/linkedin-shuts-ad-network-1...
They're shutting down their external ad network that they purchased when they bought Bizo. Having tried this product, I'm not surprised - it was a piece of sh*t.