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LinkedIn continues to roll out new features no one asked for, and doesn't
bother with fine-tuning those that already exist. They fail to listen to
platform users.
I've provided LinkedIn webinars across the country. There are far better
ways to promote one's expertise, both on LinkedIn and elsewhere. The trick
is to tie everything together, a la the link below my name.
Why waste your time submitting input in an "also ran" fashion? If you want
to stand out, I recommend finding ways to promote your own brand. This new
feature smells of M$ wanting to promote its own AI capabilities. It's all
about them, not us.
Chris Morton https://linktr.ee/IsntThatWrite
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On Sun, Dec 3, 2023 at 4:05âPM Jody Zolli <jody -dot- zolli -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> I got a messaged from LinkedIn recently asking me to contribute to what
> they're calling "collaborative articles". The message indicated I was
> selected to be part of an "exciting" new way to share what I know.
>
> The gist of the program:
>
> "Weâre unlocking community knowledge in an all new way. It starts with an
> article on a professional topic or skill, written with the help of AI â but
> itâs not complete without insights and advice from people with real-life
> experiences. We invited experts to contribute."
>
> "Collaborative articles are knowledge topics published by LinkedIn with
> insights and perspectives added by the LinkedIn community. These articles
> begin as AI-powered conversation starters, developed with our editorial
> team, but they arenât complete without insights from our members. A select
> group of experts have been invited to contribute their own ideas, examples
> and experiences within the articles."
>
> Potential benefits they list include "helping others learn" and the fact
> that "contributors will also have the potential to earn a new Community Top
> Voices badge when their contributions reach top contributor status, showing
> the value of your insightful expertise".
>
> My guess is that their editors are creating a prompt to AI-generate an
> article that people contribute to (and, I suspect, fact check it as they
> go) to make it more useful.
>
> I'm guessing they're doing this in many areas/disciplines, but the cynic in
> me feels, in the tech writing area in particular, this is like asking us to
> work for free....?
>
> I'm wondering if others have gotten this type of invitation, what you
> thought of it, whether you chose to contribute, and if so what that was
> like.
>
> -Jody
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