Comments on: New York Times and LinkedIn Team Up, A Social Media Coup

By: Dave Allen

Dave Allen — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:22:43 +0000

That remains to be seen, we’ll have to road test it to find out. I still contend it will be a useful biz tool.

By: tg

tg — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:36:23 +0000

It makes sense on paper. Will the end user experience be one that is organic and helpful?

By: Gary Franz

Gary Franz — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:54:03 +0000

LinkedIn has been doing all it can to “mean business” since it started, so I shouldn’t be surprised that they got the nod, but I find myself wondering about the direction each camp is slipping. At first glance, this just bolsters LinkedIn’s biz cred, but The Times has been trying to get as much online relevance as possible, so I find it interesting that their venture is with a less-popular-but-more-business-ey social network. Safe bet on both sides, I suppose.