I rather enjoy this kind of reaming from some unknown curmudgeonly, crotchety sales guy — who happens to be their core user. Amusing.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-ceo-jeff-weiner-re-arrogance-linkedin-james-bliwas

- First they yanked access to data from all the developers building cool shit on it. Like Twitter, who eventually kind of apologized after TWTR went straight to the SHTR.

- Then they took a Splintered App strategy…sensible on paper. Bust up the features into various apps and tiers of access according to the uses (job hunting, sales, etc.).

- What’s left is apparently becoming a horrible version of Facebook where, instead of clobbering each other with outraged political memes and humblebrags, users ingratiate each other and their employers with insincere ass-kissing, empty-minded “thought leadership” pieces devoid of original thought (Pulse), and bogus top five interview do’s and don’ts.

So…people who actually find it useful for their livelihoods get angry. But it’s probably the right strategy. They have to make money. Life isn’t all some sort of professional networking funhouse, after all.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-letter-ceo-jeff-weiner-re-arrogance-linkedin-james-bliwas