[Vision2020] LinkedIn May Pull Some of Your Critical Data After Friday

[Kenneth Marcy]

LinkedIn May Pull Some of Your Critical Data After Friday

http://www.inc.com/erik-sherman/linkedin-may-pull-some-of-your-critical-data-after-friday.html 


The new LinkedIn redesign has had some benefits, such as personalized 
invites 
<http://www.inc.com/john-nemo/the-sneaky-new-linkedin-feature-you-need-to-know-about.html> 
and curated and customized news 
<http://www.inc.com/john-nemo/could-this-be-a-game-changer-for-linkedin.html>. 
But there are some problems as well.

One change has been the elimination of the Relationships tab 
<https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/43374/relationship-section-of-profile-overview?lang=en>. 
Data you added to that feature is about to disappear. To avoid problems, 
you must log in and download the data 
<https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140722165820-34888774-linkedin-s-relationship-tab-organize-prospects-build-relationships> 
before it's removed. The deadline is Friday, March 31.

LinkedIn posted the following explanation 
<https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/68887>:

    We're always looking for ways to improve the LinkedIn experience for
    our members. This sometimes means removing features. As part of the
    new desktop experience, the ability to add Notes, Tags, and
    Reminders to your connections which is located in the Relationship
    Section of your profile, is being removed.

Perhaps the feature wasn't used by enough people. And yet, many swore by 
the Relationships tab 
<https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/quick-act-now-before-march-31st-lose-all-linkedin?trk=v-feed&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3B1J6%2BrQBtkLJGJ18zhSWaqA%3D%3D>. 
It acted a bit as a customer relationship manager (CRM) package, except 
it was free.

That's the rub with tools on the internet. There are many free ones, but 
you never know how long the vendor will remain in existence, or if it 
will sell off the business to someone else or possibly move to a paid 
model. Depending on something outside of your control has its risks. At 
least with software that you install locally, it can last for an 
extended period of time while you look for a replacement.

That is of little comfort to those who have used the Relations tab and 
have significant amounts of important information uploaded. As the 
LinkedIn explanation notes, users can always pay for an upgrade to the 
Sales Navigator or Recruiter Lite products, which allow you to transfer 
and view notes and tags (although no mention of reminders).

Instead, you can download your data using the following steps from LinkedIn:

 1. Navigate to the data export page
    <https://www.linkedin.com/settings/data-export-page>. You could get
    to data export from the Settings & Privacy menu as well.
 2. Go to the Accounts tab and then the Basics area of the Settings &
    Privacy page <https://linkedin.com/psettings/>. Look for "Getting an
    archive of your data" and click Change next to it.
 3. Click the Request Archive button.
 4. Look for an email from LinkedIn with a link to download your data.
 5. In the package you receive, there will be a Contacts file. Notes and
    tags are in it.

You can't get to the data download from the mobile app 
<https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/50191>, so don't get 
frustrated looking for it there. LinkedIn suggests doing this only from 
a private personal computer and not a public one. You only get data for 
features you use in your profile. If you close your account, you can no 
longer get the data.

If you did use Relationships, better get that data off now before the 
deadline hits.



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