April Fool’s!
No, LinkedIn is not getting rid of their free service and accepting only PayPal!
For more explanation, see April 2nd – The Day After.
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April 1st, 2008 at 12:55 am
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April 1st, 2008 at 1:03 am
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April 1st, 2008 at 1:29 am
well, sad but not shocking. It will take a lot of “restructuring” for the members who continue onto the paid service
April 1st, 2008 at 2:39 am
April’s fool ….!!!
A good one….
April 1st, 2008 at 7:28 am
Yea, must be a joke. Visit http://www.TheMediaZoo.com
April 1st, 2008 at 7:39 am
WOW!!!!
You had me going there for a second! I just launched a Webinar YESTERDAY about using LinkedIn and Facebook to market your business (http://www.SocialMediaMoney.com), and this would have really had an impact on my presentation.
Good job Scott for giving me a panic attack first thing this morning!
April 1st, 2008 at 9:54 am
I took it hook, line, and sinker. Nice job!
April 1st, 2008 at 10:09 am
All right, April’s Fool is still in vogue
April 1st, 2008 at 11:27 am
Scott
Are you serious, did you really post this as an Aprils Fool joke? Your site claims “Linked Intelligence is the smart source for all things LinkedIn™ – tips, strategies, news and more. Linked Intelligence is an independent publication but maintains a working relationship with LinkedIn Corporation.”
Why would you risk that for a temporary laugh?
April 1st, 2008 at 11:55 am
Padraigh – absolutely, it’s an April Fool’s joke. People take this stuff much too seriously — it’s good to have a laugh about things every once in a while. And like all good satire, it was just almost believable. The last two paragraphs should have been a dead giveaway though.
And I don’t know about all the folks at LinkedIn, but at least one person at LinkedIn got a chuckle out of it. That third comment above is a pingback from Adam Nash, Sr. Director of Product & Engineering at LinkedIn, who on his blog called this the “funniest April Fools Day joke so far.”
April 1st, 2008 at 12:00 pm
April Fool’s seems to really be in this year, too. Surprisingly, even public companies are getting in on the action. I love a good April Fool’s joke, but even so, I have to wonder about the consequences of it for a public company. Check this out:
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April 1st, 2008 at 1:04 pm
And anyway, aren’t all laughs temporary?
April 1st, 2008 at 2:06 pm
April Fool’s? That’s funny — ha-ha . . . and I just bought LinkedIn stock for twice the listing price knowing that it would continue to increase.
April 1st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Bought LinkedIn stock? Now THAT’S funny. Umm… what exchange?
April 1st, 2008 at 4:36 pm
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