Comments on: LinkedIn® Groups Adds New Subgroups Feature http://www.fillthefunnel.com/2009/06/24/linkedin-announces-subgroups-feature/ Web Tools & Strategies to Increase Sales Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:11:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Olivier Taupin http://www.fillthefunnel.com/2009/06/24/linkedin-announces-subgroups-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Olivier Taupin Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:44:56 +0000 http://fillthefunnel.com/?p=533#comment-168 Dear Miles, You are so right in your analysis. I have six large Groups (including Linked:HR you mentioned in your blog) and have asked the Members of all these Groups to tell me which subgroups I need to create first. The possibilities are endless and this will be certainly one of the successful features in Groups. This said there are still a lot we don't know: Is there a limit in the number of sugroups? Are these subgroups included in the 50-Group limit? I also want to understand more about the rights of the subgroup managers. I don't want to make any mistakes and will take a few days before starting creating my first subgroups. One think I know is that it will increase our work load but this also will increase dramatically the quality of our Groups. Just like Doyle, I am still scratchinh my head! Olivier Taupin Founder, Linked:HR Dear Miles,

You are so right in your analysis.

I have six large Groups (including Linked:HR you mentioned in your blog) and have asked the Members of all these Groups to tell me which subgroups I need to create first.

The possibilities are endless and this will be certainly one of the successful features in Groups. This said there are still a lot we don’t know: Is there a limit in the number of sugroups? Are these subgroups included in the 50-Group limit? I also want to understand more about the rights of the subgroup managers.

I don’t want to make any mistakes and will take a few days before starting creating my first subgroups. One think I know is that it will increase our work load but this also will increase dramatically the quality of our Groups.

Just like Doyle, I am still scratchinh my head!

Olivier Taupin
Founder, Linked:HR

]]> By: Doyle Slayton http://www.fillthefunnel.com/2009/06/24/linkedin-announces-subgroups-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Doyle Slayton Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:15:37 +0000 http://fillthefunnel.com/?p=533#comment-167 Thanks for the kudos Miles! I must admit that I'm still scratching my head over the decision to add subgroups. I think there are so many other group management tools that need to be added before a subgroup option becomes valuable. Here are a few examples: 1. A tool that allows the group manager review "spam like" posts prior to posting. Let's say a group manager decides that only "discussions" are allowed in the discussions forum... that means no re-direct links allowed in that section of the forum... if someone attempts to post anything containing a link, it goes straight to the spam cue for editing/approval. 2. Another option would be to have a new "tab" for Events. Members would be allowed to promote events, along with the date and time, in this section of the group. When the event is in the past, it is automatically removed from the calendar. I could go on and on but I'll keep it to those two examples for now. Maybe I'm seeing it wrong, but it appears to me that Subgroups are nothing more than another group within the group. So basically, it becomes another "room" for the group manager(s) to have to moderate and manage. At this point, I say "no thank you," and will keep SalesBlogcast.com Group to only one main group. Thanks again! Doyle Thanks for the kudos Miles!

I must admit that I’m still scratching my head over the decision to add subgroups. I think there are so many other group management tools that need to be added before a subgroup option becomes valuable. Here are a few examples:

1. A tool that allows the group manager review “spam like” posts prior to posting.

Let’s say a group manager decides that only “discussions” are allowed in the discussions forum… that means no re-direct links allowed in that section of the forum… if someone attempts to post anything containing a link, it goes straight to the spam cue for editing/approval.

2. Another option would be to have a new “tab” for Events. Members would be allowed to promote events, along with the date and time, in this section of the group. When the event is in the past, it is automatically removed from the calendar.

I could go on and on but I’ll keep it to those two examples for now.

Maybe I’m seeing it wrong, but it appears to me that Subgroups are nothing more than another group within the group. So basically, it becomes another “room” for the group manager(s) to have to moderate and manage.

At this point, I say “no thank you,” and will keep SalesBlogcast.com Group to only one main group.

Thanks again!

Doyle

]]> By: Wendy Soucie http://www.fillthefunnel.com/2009/06/24/linkedin-announces-subgroups-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Wendy Soucie Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:14:41 +0000 http://fillthefunnel.com/?p=533#comment-166 I like the concept of subgroups. I believe it will make the groups more effective especially the large ones. More leaders will become engaged, and you may even be able to find a thread of conversation much easier. I hope to be a sub group leader on some that participate in. I like the concept of subgroups. I believe it will make the groups more effective especially the large ones. More leaders will become engaged, and you may even be able to find a thread of conversation much easier.

I hope to be a sub group leader on some that participate in.

]]> By: Brent Jordan http://www.fillthefunnel.com/2009/06/24/linkedin-announces-subgroups-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Brent Jordan Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:39:52 +0000 http://fillthefunnel.com/?p=533#comment-165 Miles, Thanks for sharing the great news and your thoughts. Several of my clients (and a few freidns) are going to be happy when I point them to this post. One example is a staffing firm that has offices all along the West Coast as well as two separate categories of clients. Another is a real estate brokerage with a similar configuration. I can see how there would be a desire to keep everyone together for global information and also have an easy way to segregate for more regional needs. Again... thanks! Brent Jordan Brent@BrentOnLinkedin.com http://www.LinkedinSeattle.com Miles,
Thanks for sharing the great news and your thoughts. Several of my clients (and a few freidns) are going to be happy when I point them to this post. One example is a staffing firm that has offices all along the West Coast as well as two separate categories of clients. Another is a real estate brokerage with a similar configuration. I can see how there would be a desire to keep everyone together for global information and also have an easy way to segregate for more regional needs.

Again… thanks!

Brent Jordan
Brent@BrentOnLinkedin.com
http://www.LinkedinSeattle.com

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