April Fool’s!

676701_clown.jpgNo, 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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20 Responses to “April Fool’s!”

  1. The Virtual Handshake Blog | » The End of Free at LinkedIn? Says:

    [...] LinkedIn to End Free Service [...]

  2. J. Berman Says:

    April Fools!

  3. LinkedIn To End Free Service « Psychohistory Says:

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  4. am Says:

    well, sad but not shocking. It will take a lot of “restructuring” for the members who continue onto the paid service

  5. Romulus Says:

    April’s fool ….!!!
    A good one….

  6. Josh Darville Says:

    Yea, must be a joke. Visit http://www.TheMediaZoo.com

  7. Marty Fahncke Says:

    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!

  8. MS Says:

    I took it hook, line, and sinker. Nice job!

  9. Ajay Jain Says:

    All right, April’s Fool is still in vogue

  10. Padraigh Says:

    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?

  11. Scott Allen Says:

    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.”

  12. Scott Allen Says:

    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:

    Virgle: The Adventure of Many Lifetimes

  13. Scott Allen Says:

    And anyway, aren’t all laughs temporary?

  14. Carter F Smith Says:

    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.

  15. Scott Allen Says:

    Bought LinkedIn stock? Now THAT’S funny. Umm… what exchange?

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  18. Murli Menon Says:

    Any lions reading this shoot your invites to zenlp@rediffmail.com

  19. April 2nd - The Day After Says:

    [...] just a little too close to believable, and some people missed the joke. And as you can see from the comments on the original post, which I’ve left in tact, a few people even took me to task over [...]

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