LinkedIn

Insufferable sonnets written mostly by HR people seemingly transported from another planet have taken over LinkedIn. Only LinkedIn’s algorithm or good taste (unlikely) can stop it.

LinkedIn is supposed to be strictly professional, but its become a hotbed for unwanted advances and harassment.

Users in Hong Kong couldn’t share stories about the 1989 massacre, but the social network is only supposed to censor stories in mainland China.

We’re all told how important it is that we join LinkedIn, even if no one can tell us exactly why it’s so important. But if it upends your life, don’t say you weren’t warned.

LinkedIn’s embrace of high-schoolers might stem from a voracious appetite for growth, or it might be because the social network realizes teenagers are idea-producing economic actors in a way they’ve never been before.

A startup bets that an algorithm can find you a job. Melissa Lafsky reports.