Comments on: Merrill Lynch Backs Out of LinkedIn http://ariwriter.com/merrill-lynch-backs-out-of-linkedin/ Strategies and tips on social media and online marketing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ari Herzog http://ariwriter.com/merrill-lynch-backs-out-of-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Ari Herzog Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:31:00 +0000 http://ariwriter.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/merrill-lynch-backs-out-of-linkedin/#comment-318 @David: I can understand a company preventing employees from accessing MySpace and Facebook, for instance, each of which allow viewable profiles to have third-party applications. LinkedIn doesn't allow outside developers to plug into their site users, nor are there ads, which begs the question why any company, ML or other, would block it.<br/><br/>@Nooozeguy: For all I know, it's not a ML-wide policy; might be specific departments. But the point remains which I tried to illustrate if the company backs CSR, why wouldn't they take that to the openness of the web? @David: I can understand a company preventing employees from accessing MySpace and Facebook, for instance, each of which allow viewable profiles to have third-party applications. LinkedIn doesn’t allow outside developers to plug into their site users, nor are there ads, which begs the question why any company, ML or other, would block it.

@Nooozeguy: For all I know, it’s not a ML-wide policy; might be specific departments. But the point remains which I tried to illustrate if the company backs CSR, why wouldn’t they take that to the openness of the web?

]]> By: nooozeguy http://ariwriter.com/merrill-lynch-backs-out-of-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-317 nooozeguy Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:13:00 +0000 http://ariwriter.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/merrill-lynch-backs-out-of-linkedin/#comment-317 Clearly the executives at ML are not reading <a HREF="http://www.forrester.com/Groundswell" REL="nofollow">"Groundswell"</a>.<br/><br/>I bet Merrill could get incredible feedback and generate new business from LinkedIn.<br/><br/>It's too bad they hire people they don't really trust. Sure makes me want to put my money with ML. Clearly the executives at ML are not reading “Groundswell”.

I bet Merrill could get incredible feedback and generate new business from LinkedIn.

It’s too bad they hire people they don’t really trust. Sure makes me want to put my money with ML.

]]> By: David Bradley http://ariwriter.com/merrill-lynch-backs-out-of-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-316 David Bradley Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:19:00 +0000 http://ariwriter.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/merrill-lynch-backs-out-of-linkedin/#comment-316 I can understand why such a company might be wary of allowing its employees access to global, essentially uncontrolled networks like LinkedIn outside its own systems. There are privacy issues from the primary perspective, in that it might not want outsiders to have access to its employees (prevent targeting and headhunting for instance), but also from other effects such as a disgruntled employee answering questions negatively or linking up with other like-minded Li users. Lots of reasons. Of course, you such an employee could still do damage in their own time on their own computer, but that's less controllable. I can understand why such a company might be wary of allowing its employees access to global, essentially uncontrolled networks like LinkedIn outside its own systems. There are privacy issues from the primary perspective, in that it might not want outsiders to have access to its employees (prevent targeting and headhunting for instance), but also from other effects such as a disgruntled employee answering questions negatively or linking up with other like-minded Li users. Lots of reasons. Of course, you such an employee could still do damage in their own time on their own computer, but that’s less controllable.

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