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Everything You Need To Know About LinkedIn Endorsements | Forbes

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downloadSince LinkedIn introduced its endorsements feature more than two years ago, we’ve all received  endorsements for skills we didn’t know we had from people we didn’t know we knew.

Though I think I could do a good job of writing about food, I’ve never done it, so I was mystified when  five people endorsed me for “Food Writing.” Another mystery endorsement came from someone who checked off “Celebrity,” whatever that means.

Should I just let those endorsements stand, assuming any positive mark on my profile will help me? Or is there some way I can edit endorsements to make them reflect better what I do? What should I do when I get an endorsement out of the blue from someone whose name doesn’t ring a bell? Should I be in touch with and endorse the people who endorse me?

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MIT and Marriott – Test A Matchmaking Table | WIRED

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“Say you like to jog in the morning and you’re near Central Park, but you don’t want to run alone because you’re in a new city,” says Paul Cahill, SVP of brand management at Marriott Hotels. “How do we curate those experiences and connect people with like interests?”

Cahill’s quandary is a unique one in the hospitality industry. Other popular hotels, like the Ace, or apartments booked through Airbnb, are designed to create organic social connections—the Ace through its leather couch-filled lobbies and the Airbnb through its hosts. But 80 percent of Marriott’s guests are there for business, and don’t have the luxury of fast-friending in the lobby, or pouring over guidebooks to sleuth out the best craft beer bar in the neighborhood.

Cahill took the problem to MIT’s Mobile Experience Lab.

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