http://www.cocomment.com/comments/mcmikedermott Copyright 2007 coComment.com 2009-11-26T06:16:17.673+01:00 http://www.cocomment.com/images/logo4rss.gif http://www.cocomment.com/sidebar?object=people&context=explore&mode=detail&id=mcmikedermott&conv=1382399&comment_id=26445255 Mike McDermott Following up on Colleen's comment that LinkedIn is "not *intended* to be fun" -- I'd go so far as to say it is intended *not to be* fun, or even intended to be *not fun*. Instead of 'Updates' you have 'Action Items', instead of friends you have 'contacts' etc... I get the sense that it is a conscious decision - maybe to avoid the possibility that a user would feel guilty about having fun when they are supposed to be doing something SERIOUS. I'm interested in the comparison or the two especially in the context of all the focus in libraryland on gaming, on being engaging, on sites that encourage self-motivation through fun interactivity. Is LinkedIn's model a dinosaur, or a thriving alternative. 2008-05-08T15:10:54.465+02:00 2008-05-08T15:10:54.465+02:00