LinkedIn’s new ‘Endorsements’ feature turns your page into a popularity contest
‘Endorsements’ enables people to give their peers a shout out for specific skills and expertise. The author thinks this cheapens the social networking site.
These skills ranged from operational excellence, Web content management, STEM advocacy, online marketing, and open source (yes I work with a lot of techie folks); I wasn’t sure what was going on.
Checking the LinkedIn blog I learned of a new feature called Endorsements, where users could give their peers a shout out for specific skills and expertise.
Once a skill or expertise of yours is endorsed, you receive a point for that particular talent. The profile pic of the connection that gave you a +1 on that skill will appear under an endorsements tab in your profile. Ideally, endorsements look to create a Klout-esque experience on LinkedIn, a way for you to not only tout your skills and abilities, but also a chance to prove your chops with an affirmation of those in your social network.
For me, this feature falls flat.
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