It appears we will’t go for one week with out speaking about Elon Musk, however the information merely writes itself. In a recent post, The Tesla, SpaceX, and xAI proprietor introduced his intentions to compete with LinkedIn by incorporating job listings into X (previously Twitter).
In trademark Musk trend, the Twitter boss instructed his followers he couldn’t use LinkedIn as a result of its ‘cringe degree is so excessive’. Presumably, this reveals that Musk believes his personal ‘cringe ranges’ to be remarkably low compared. No matter you say, Elon.
Within the tweet, Musk additionally introduced that he would make the X competitor to LinkedIn ‘cool’. It’s unimaginable to foretell what this entails.
Maybe Musk’s concept of cool is making his job website look darkish, edgy, and brooding, very like the latest white stains he integrated into the X emblem. Possibly he’s going to encourage customers to use for jobs with response GIFs or memes. Both manner, we’re certain LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky is quaking in his boots proper about now.
When you’re underneath the impression this can be one other of Musk’s large concepts that gained’t come to fruition, assume once more. X is already collecting biometric information about every person’s job and schooling historical past.
After all, this function additionally serves to show related promoting to customers, however we’re certain Musk has different plans for a way the information will probably be utilized.
Why a job website must be cool is past interpretation. Maybe Musk is making an attempt to seize a youthful viewers that believes LinkedIn is ‘so final 12 months’. Even then, it’s difficult to foretell that Musk’s new enterprise will do something to dethrone LinkedIn as we transfer into the latter levels of 2023.
Shelley Cooke
Shelley Cooke is a blogger and podcaster from Asheville, North Carolina (Go Oilers!). She’s enthusiastic about expertise and the function it performs in constructing communities.
