Comments on: Updated : Linkedin Looking For Local TieUps In India? http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/ The Refreshing Blog on Web, Advertising and Technology in India! Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:01:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Gayatri http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/#comment-10367 Gayatri Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:35:53 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4782#comment-10367 hey just saw all responses @Rajiv - increasing paid users doesnt just mean being present where your TG is. I think Linkedin already has a large population of high quality India workforce. Pls explain what kind of a tie up with web18 would help linkedin get paid users? They already have recruiters who are using their product for free to head hunt - Sales is a dirty job in which you gotto meet and convince people why you need to pay. Relevant content can be sourced from moneycontrol etc I agree...but the level of tie up would not be too deep. @ abhishek, hey i just heard lots of people were sacked...apologise for making grand statements however you are right the site looks pretty dead. @ gautam - hahaha...dunno how to respond, apologize for my impudent laughter, however drive user profiles to linkedin??? Pls share with us numbers and quality of profiles that you feel clickjobs has that would help linkedin. @ vivek - sure about Brijj, I too have got some irrelevant invites, however lets wait and watch if an infoedge property can pull it off. I am a great fan of the company...I also feel brijj is strategically very imp for them esp with linkedin looking at India in a big way. Tough and rough road ahead though. hey just saw all responses

@Rajiv - increasing paid users doesnt just mean being present where your TG is. I think Linkedin already has a large population of high quality India workforce.
Pls explain what kind of a tie up with web18 would help linkedin get paid users? They already have recruiters who are using their product for free to head hunt - Sales is a dirty job in which you gotto meet and convince people why you need to pay.
Relevant content can be sourced from moneycontrol etc I agree…but the level of tie up would not be too deep.

@ abhishek, hey i just heard lots of people were sacked…apologise for making grand statements however you are right the site looks pretty dead.

@ gautam - hahaha…dunno how to respond, apologize for my impudent laughter, however drive user profiles to linkedin??? Pls share with us numbers and quality of profiles that you feel clickjobs has that would help linkedin.

@ vivek - sure about Brijj, I too have got some irrelevant invites, however lets wait and watch if an infoedge property can pull it off. I am a great fan of the company…I also feel brijj is strategically very imp for them esp with linkedin looking at India in a big way. Tough and rough road ahead though.

]]> By: Naveen http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/#comment-10365 Naveen Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:01:11 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4782#comment-10365 I agree Linkedin can benefit with a content tie up in india and web18 or moneycontol is a good strategy IMHO. on techtribe, i heard they are making significant changes to revenue model and software and have let the recruiting managers go, but company is very much alive. I agree Linkedin can benefit with a content tie up in india and web18 or moneycontol is a good strategy IMHO. on techtribe, i heard they are making significant changes to revenue model and software and have let the recruiting managers go, but company is very much alive.

]]> By: Jason http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/#comment-10361 Jason Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:54:18 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4782#comment-10361 My 2 cents is LinkedIn looking for a partner to expand its local services, not to acquire at the moment My 2 cents is LinkedIn looking for a partner to expand its local services, not to acquire at the moment

]]> By: abhishek http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/#comment-10332 abhishek Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:54:33 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4782#comment-10332 @ Gayatri -where did you hear Techtribe has closed down and sacked people ??? please dont just spread rumours, be specific. I wonder what techtribe did with the $10m funding btw ! seems a dead site with harly any active members. is this an indicator of poor online behavior of Indian internet users ? @ Gayatri -where did you hear Techtribe has closed down and sacked people ??? please dont just spread rumours, be specific.

I wonder what techtribe did with the $10m funding btw ! seems a dead site with harly any active members. is this an indicator of poor online behavior of Indian internet users ?

]]> By: Gautam Kshatriya http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/#comment-10320 Gautam Kshatriya Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:26:05 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4782#comment-10320 @Gayatri: How LinkedIn would benefit from ClickJobs.com - drive more user profiles, get these people networking. Remember that ClickJobs is owned by the How ClickJobs.com would benefit - they could work out a deal whereby they get highly subsidized targeted advertising. Gautam Kshatriya gautam.kshatriya@moneyvidya.com http://www.moneyvidya.com @Gayatri:

How LinkedIn would benefit from ClickJobs.com - drive more user profiles, get these people networking. Remember that ClickJobs is owned by the

How ClickJobs.com would benefit - they could work out a deal whereby they get highly subsidized targeted advertising.

Gautam Kshatriya
gautam.kshatriya@moneyvidya.com
http://www.moneyvidya.com

]]> By: Vivek http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/#comment-10317 Vivek Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:11:12 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4782#comment-10317 IMO, Brijj has not had a great start in terms of quality. They started a contest wherein the person with the most number of connections in a stipulated time period wins an all expense paid trip to London. This resulted in people adding connections left-right-&-center. I am a member of Brijj, but now i regret joining. I get several connection requests from unknown people on a daily basis. While this competition will surely increase its user base, it is only leading a decrease in the overall quality and credibility of the site. IMO, Brijj has not had a great start in terms of quality. They started a contest wherein the person with the most number of connections in a stipulated time period wins an all expense paid trip to London. This resulted in people adding connections left-right-&-center. I am a member of Brijj, but now i regret joining. I get several connection requests from unknown people on a daily basis. While this competition will surely increase its user base, it is only leading a decrease in the overall quality and credibility of the site.

]]> By: Rajiv Dingra http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/#comment-10315 Rajiv Dingra Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:32:02 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4782#comment-10315 @Gayatri: You seem to be contradicting yourself: Just look at what you have said "1) getting more paid users from India 2) getting relevant content for its users in India. 3) Being present in local events etc." All the above three points can be fulfilled with a tieup with Web18! As the audience from moneycontrol and Biztech2 are the paying kinds or atleast have the capability. Both these platforms have relevant content for business people. And finally local events wont be problem for Network18 would it? Point would be how they would benefit from linkedin @Gayatri: You seem to be contradicting yourself: Just look at what you have said
“1) getting more paid users from India
2) getting relevant content for its users in India.
3) Being present in local events etc.”
All the above three points can be fulfilled with a tieup with Web18! As the audience from moneycontrol and Biztech2 are the paying kinds or atleast have the capability.
Both these platforms have relevant content for business people. And finally local events wont be problem for Network18 would it?
Point would be how they would benefit from linkedin

]]> By: Gayatri http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/#comment-10314 Gayatri Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:23:26 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4782#comment-10314 What a poor article..I just did not get the point. How would Linkedin benefit from tying up with B2B sites like moneycontrol? Linkedin's prime focus now I feel should be - 1) getting more paid users from India 2) getting relevant content for its users in India. 3) Being present in local events etc. How are these tie ups going to help them? I feel it will just dilute such a great brand. Offline event tie ups may make more sense for them...Clickjobs is gone down under..hardly would interest them. I hear techtribe has closed down and sacked people. Brijj I hear has 1.2 million users now with a contest going on at least that's what their mailer said. I have recd some 10 requests to connect there...so its definitely still trying to get its act together. What a poor article..I just did not get the point. How would Linkedin benefit from tying up with B2B sites like moneycontrol? Linkedin’s prime focus now I feel should be -
1) getting more paid users from India
2) getting relevant content for its users in India.
3) Being present in local events etc.
How are these tie ups going to help them? I feel it will just dilute such a great brand.
Offline event tie ups may make more sense for them…Clickjobs is gone down under..hardly would interest them.

I hear techtribe has closed down and sacked people. Brijj I hear has 1.2 million users now with a contest going on at least that’s what their mailer said. I have recd some 10 requests to connect there…so its definitely still trying to get its act together.

]]> By: Gautam Kshatriya http://www.watblog.com/2008/08/26/linkedin-looking-for-local-tieups-in-india/#comment-10308 Gautam Kshatriya Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:19:35 +0000 http://www.watblog.com/?p=4782#comment-10308 Rajiv, I recently wrote an article about ClickJobs.com and how it may be looking to change its strategic direction. I suggested that a tie - up with LinkedIn might be an interesting one. Check out my post about this here: http://www.moneyvidya.com/blog/?p=309 Gautam Kshatriya gautam.kshatriya@moneyvidya.com http://www.moneyvidya.com Rajiv, I recently wrote an article about ClickJobs.com and how it may be looking to change its strategic direction. I suggested that a tie - up with LinkedIn might be an interesting one. Check out my post about this here: http://www.moneyvidya.com/blog/?p=309

Gautam Kshatriya
gautam.kshatriya@moneyvidya.com
http://www.moneyvidya.com

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