Linkedin Group Management

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It’s been long overdue- trying to find the time and brainspace to work on improving the SaaS Linkedin group I help manage- http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=122612

The problem is, that when you have a bunch of busy people in charge of something, it’s really tough to find the space and time to collaboratively move things forward. It’s the same for many organisations and people (normally committees). Well, I’m pleased to say, I’ve done it, I’ve written a proposal to make some improvements to the SaaS group and sent it off to my esteemed colleagues for their feedback.

With that in mind, I’ve been wondering who does the product management at Linkedin for groups because there are some improvements that are desperately needed… I heard from another group manager that we’ll be able to approve posts before they are public soon, but there are still loads of things that need doing if groups are to remain valuable and managers are able to cope. At the moment managing 13,000 users could be a full time job with no reward, and we’re only a top 250 group! I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a top 10 group!

Doyle Slayton wrote a brilliant post on the subject- 6 Ways to Improve LinkedIn Groups outlining what he thinks needs to be done- and I completely agree with him. The sooner we can have robust, collaborative management features, the sooner we can return value back to our users and get rid of the spammers.

Oh well, enough wishful thinking for one day!