LinkedIn’s makeover lacks one thing: humour

In the olden days, say about five years ago, LinkedIn was a fairly straightforward proposition: job hunters, contractors and entrepreneurs met recruiters, employers and investors.

A common theme is the “snap”, where a professional reaches breaking point. “Snap posts”, she writes, “often include images of the author in tears, reinforced by texts encouraging readers to ‘listen to themselves’ and allow themselves to be vulnerable, or photographs of the poster in a hospital wearing a hospital gown and connected to medical equipment.

The trend mirrors a corporate world that encourages people to talk about their difficulties and lives, including mental and physical health, sexuality or family, in a bid to be authentic – part of a broader culture of sharing personal frailties or, some might say, oversharing. Of course, this being LinkedIn, these tend to be variations of triumphing over adversity or caring too much.

The little intentional humour that exists on LinkedIn tends to parody the platform. Stand-up comedian Ken Cheng, who writes posts such as “Never fail. If you think you’re about to fail, simply don’t”, says people see it as “a welcome escape from the very corporate, self-aggrandising nature of LinkedIn”. British marketer Tom Boston is another rare exception, doing short video sketches riffing on his profession of sales, which has raised his profile and given him a promotion.

Humour, however, is one of the few traits to differentiate humans from computers, something that will only become more important in the future surely?

Covid-19 Reddit Twitter Artificial-Intelligence For-You

Ireland Latest News, Ireland Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Design of the new health regions lacks accountability, transparency and integrityResearch has identified grounds for concern, including deficiencies in policy process
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »

Call for independent producers to make all RTÉ TV except news and current affairsRTÉ strategy for independent commissioning lacks ‘detail and ambition’, Screen Producers Ireland says, as it urges shift to new model by 2030
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »

Sharon Gaffney: Who is Jordan Bardella, TikTok star, dimpled face of the far right and maybe France’s next PM?While his detractors argue that Bardella lacks substance, his message increasingly resonates with voters, and not just those who fit the mould of the stereotypical far-right supporter
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »

Why conflict with Israel is the last thing Lebanon needsThe sectarian tensions that fuelled Lebanon's decades-long civil war are meant to have faded, but memories of a civil war, which ended in 1990, lie just beneath the surface.
Source: rtenews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »

‘People are not reading your stuff’ is the worst thing you can say to journalistsFrom plans to introduce a ‘third newsroom’ to its chief executive’s blunt language at a staff ‘town hall’ meeting, the latest moves by the Washington Post are less than inspiring
Source: IrishTimes - 🏆 3. / 98 Read more »

Simon Cowell in tears as he recalls loss of parents 'It was the hardest thing'The TV judge and music mogul candidly recalled how heartbroken he was to lose his dad before he made it big in the industry - he is grateful his mum got to meet his son Eric
Source: RSVPMagazine - 🏆 7. / 76 Read more »