LinkedIn UX Failures: How Bad Design Drives Users Away From Professional Networking

Brian and Eve talk about how LinkedIn was once a useful product and now it's lost it way gaining all the worst noise and anxiety of social media with very little utility. LinkedIn's UX drives away the professionals it's supposed to serve. We investigate why the feed is full of spam, how the interface prioritizes engagement over utility, and why Microsoft's design decisions make networking harder, not easier. Discussed in this episode: - How LinkedIn's feed algorithm promotes engagement bait over professional content - Why the messaging interface fails basic usability standards - Microsoft's acquisition and subsequent UX degradation - What LinkedIn optimizes for (ads) vs. what users need (networking) - Design patterns that prioritize growth metrics over user value   UX MURDER MYSTERY HOSTED BY Brian J. Crowley Eve Eden EDITED BY Kelsey Smith INTRO ANIMATION & LOGO DESIGN Brian J. Crowley MUSIC BY Nicolas Lee A JOINT PRODUCTION OF EVE | User Experience Design Agency and CrowleyUX | Where Systems Meet Stories    ©2025 Brian J. Crowley and Eve Eden   Email us at: questions‪@UXmurdermystery‬ .com   Thank you for watching and or listening!