Comments on: LinkedIn: Doing the Right Thing http://jilliancyork.com/2009/04/19/linkedin-doing-the-right-thing/ Jillian C. York is a freelance writer and blogger. Tue, 15 May 2012 18:30:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Sakhr al-Makhadhi: Censorship beyond borders | 24Bangladesh.Com http://jilliancyork.com/2009/04/19/linkedin-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-2325 Sakhr al-Makhadhi: Censorship beyond borders | 24Bangladesh.Com Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:55:48 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=469#comment-2325 [...] Some companies have seen sense though. Last week, social networking company LinkedIn deleted the accounts of its Syrian users, blaming the sanctions. Syrian bloggers got together on Twitter to vent their anger. One of the company’s press officers quickly saw what was going on and realised it was turning into a PR nightmare. Kay Luo blamed human error, saying someone at LinkedIn must have been a bit overzealous in enforcing the sanctions. Hours later, Syrians were back online. [...] [...] Some companies have seen sense though. Last week, social networking company LinkedIn deleted the accounts of its Syrian users, blaming the sanctions. Syrian bloggers got together on Twitter to vent their anger. One of the company’s press officers quickly saw what was going on and realised it was turning into a PR nightmare. Kay Luo blamed human error, saying someone at LinkedIn must have been a bit overzealous in enforcing the sanctions. Hours later, Syrians were back online. [...]

]]> By: Photomaniacal » Blog Archive » Sakhr al-Makhadhi: Censorship beyond borders http://jilliancyork.com/2009/04/19/linkedin-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-2321 Photomaniacal » Blog Archive » Sakhr al-Makhadhi: Censorship beyond borders Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:04:11 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=469#comment-2321 [...] Some companies have seen sense though. Last week, social networking company LinkedIn deleted the accounts of its Syrian users, blaming the sanctions. Syrian bloggers got together on Twitter to vent their anger. One of the company’s press officers quickly saw what was going on and realised it was turning into a PR nightmare. Kay Luo blamed human error, saying someone at LinkedIn must have been a bit overzealous in enforcing the sanctions. Hours later, Syrians were back online. [...] [...] Some companies have seen sense though. Last week, social networking company LinkedIn deleted the accounts of its Syrian users, blaming the sanctions. Syrian bloggers got together on Twitter to vent their anger. One of the company’s press officers quickly saw what was going on and realised it was turning into a PR nightmare. Kay Luo blamed human error, saying someone at LinkedIn must have been a bit overzealous in enforcing the sanctions. Hours later, Syrians were back online. [...]

]]> By: Why LinkedOut Syrians are LinkedIn again | DigiActive.org http://jilliancyork.com/2009/04/19/linkedin-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-2318 Why LinkedOut Syrians are LinkedIn again | DigiActive.org Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:18:34 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=469#comment-2318 [...] LinkedIn’s Response: What’s surprising is that, small as it was, it seems that the Twitter campaign was what finally got a reaction from LinkedIn.  According to Jillian: [...] [...] LinkedIn’s Response: What’s surprising is that, small as it was, it seems that the Twitter campaign was what finally got a reaction from LinkedIn.  According to Jillian: [...]

]]> By: Liam Murray http://jilliancyork.com/2009/04/19/linkedin-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-2317 Liam Murray Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:24:51 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=469#comment-2317 I think to call this an accident is simply a way for LinkedIn to try and brush the crumbs under the table. No one cuts off a country by accident in these situations. How it really workds is LinkedIn is feeling outside political pressure from someone in the US government at the State Department most likely. The decision in bandied about, for several years it appears, and then all of a sudden a decision is reached. What is important to learn here in the case of both Amazon and Linkedin is the people are watching. No longer is the editorial column in a newspaper limited to a few comments, instead tall of the people are connected to one another without the need of agenda based media. The social media revolution is just in it's infancy. Governments and corporations should tread lightly. I think to call this an accident is simply a way for LinkedIn to try and brush the crumbs under the table. No one cuts off a country by accident in these situations. How it really workds is LinkedIn is feeling outside political pressure from someone in the US government at the State Department most likely.

The decision in bandied about, for several years it appears, and then all of a sudden a decision is reached.

What is important to learn here in the case of both Amazon and Linkedin is the people are watching. No longer is the editorial column in a newspaper limited to a few comments, instead tall of the people are connected to one another without the need of agenda based media.

The social media revolution is just in it’s infancy. Governments and corporations should tread lightly.

]]> By: Posts about Huffington Post as of April 19, 2009 » The Daily Parr http://jilliancyork.com/2009/04/19/linkedin-doing-the-right-thing/#comment-2316 Posts about Huffington Post as of April 19, 2009 » The Daily Parr Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:35:46 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=469#comment-2316 [...] but if you get a chance could you check this out and see if you can fix it?  Thanks brotha LinkedIn: Doing the Right Thing - jilliancyork.com 04/19/2009 By now you’ve probably heard about the continuing saga of [...] [...] but if you get a chance could you check this out and see if you can fix it?  Thanks brotha LinkedIn: Doing the Right Thing – jilliancyork.com 04/19/2009 By now you’ve probably heard about the continuing saga of [...]

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