Comments on: Use LinkedIn Ads to Make Employers Hunt You Down?

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Facebook as a resume « cubicles — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 01:18:55 +0000

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By: Tim Tyrell-Smith

Tim Tyrell-Smith — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:38:36 +0000

Thanks for this post. I’ve been looking for ways to build traffic for my blog (also in the job search space). I’ve tried Google AdWords but it seems to be too vaguely targeted -even with the use of keywords. Appreciate the tutorial on getting started . . .

By: Scheherazade

Scheherazade — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:05:53 +0000

Thanks for this analysis. Still trying to figure out who’s using LinkedIn regularly, and for what.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:56:37 +0000

I agree that Facebook is a good way to go, especially if you are targeting a younger, or more social-media savvy company and need to save cash. However, if the “newness” of ads on Linked In will increase clicks. I think that a lot of people are so inundated with ads on Facebook that we have learned how to block them as white noise. With the fact that LinkedIn seems to be a more “grown-up” network (even if data shows that the 35 and up demo controls 41% of Facebook) perhaps ads will be taken more seriously. Plus if LinkedIn is smart they will read this post and tweak the advertising to allows pictures and PPC.