May 9, 2013

  • LinkedIn: A Celebration(?)


    I just received the following email from LinkedIn: 
    THANK YOU ED FOR BEING PART OF OUR FIRST DECADE! 
    Why thank you LinkedIn! I've never been more proud. Indeed, it was an incredible ten years wasn't it? Seems like it was only yesterday when I figured out what the hell LinkedIn actually is. 
    Oh wait. That was yesterday. 
    LinkedIn is some sort of Facebook/MySpace-ish thingy (only excruciatingly more difficult to navigate) where people you would avoid like herpes in the real world (VP Developmental Point of Sale Marketing Associate Vice President?) recommend you for your skills in PowerPoint. Really? I know PowerPoint? What the hell is PowerPoint?
    So thanks again, LinkedIn. I look forward to another decade of useful personalized messages from folks with template descriptions including (but not limited to) "one-of-a-kind!" "dedicated" "detail-oriented business solutions!" Sorry, but I can't give you give you "ten seconds of my time" to leave you a "quick rating" because I'm not sure who you are or where the hell I should click.
                                                                       ---------- Ed Kaz