Posts Tagged ‘usability’

Don't Tell Me, I'll Tell You

Now I’ll rant a little about usability. If you’re offering a solution to my problem (as all products, services or applications should be, obviously), you have to be open to the possibility that I’ll be tailoring my experience to what best suits me. After all, I’m the only with the problem to be solved.

Now, for what seems like a decade, I’ve been staring at a large green box when logged in to my LinkedIn profile telling me that my profile is incomplete. Why? Because I haven’t filled out my education fields.

In all other aspects of LinkedIn, I am an avid participant. I answer questions in the Answers forums and I’m considered a LinkedIn Expert in the fields of Blogging, Web Development and Non-profit Management. I usually invite my new contacts to connect with me when possible. I try to connect with most internet acquaintances whom I find interesting. The list goes on and on. The bottom line is, I definitely put in my work on using LinkedIn.

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