Following the endorsement history of every linkedin user is a bit heavy, and would likely have undesirable unintended consequences - you don't know if someone is endorsing frequently because they are friendly, or because they simply know much about many people. And you don't want to discount the cases when those frequent endorsers have real information, either. Basically, you end up with a disincentive to use - if you use it, what you say matters less!
Instead, we should note that Linkedin already has a concept of the type of connections between people (colleagues, friends, classmates, and so on), as well as a history of where individuals have worked. Simply filtering or weighing results based on relationship is apt to get you far more accurate results: If you aren't a colleague, and haven't worked at the same places I have, you're unlikely to know my skills.
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Date: 2012-11-09 06:22 pm (UTC)Instead, we should note that Linkedin already has a concept of the type of connections between people (colleagues, friends, classmates, and so on), as well as a history of where individuals have worked. Simply filtering or weighing results based on relationship is apt to get you far more accurate results: If you aren't a colleague, and haven't worked at the same places I have, you're unlikely to know my skills.