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<p>LinkedIn May Pull Some of Your Critical Data After Friday</p>
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<p>The new LinkedIn redesign has had some benefits, such as <a
href="http://www.inc.com/john-nemo/the-sneaky-new-linkedin-feature-you-need-to-know-about.html"
target="_blank">personalized invites</a> and <a
href="http://www.inc.com/john-nemo/could-this-be-a-game-changer-for-linkedin.html"
target="_blank">curated and customized news</a>. But there
are some problems as well.</p>
<p>One change has been the <a
href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/43374/relationship-section-of-profile-overview?lang=en"
target="_blank">elimination of the Relationships tab</a>.
Data you added to that feature is about to disappear. To avoid
problems, you must <a target="_blank"
href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140722165820-34888774-linkedin-s-relationship-tab-organize-prospects-build-relationships">log
in and download the data</a> before it's removed. The
deadline is Friday, March 31.</p>
<p>LinkedIn posted the <a target="_blank"
href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/68887">following
explanation</a>:</p>
<blockquote>We're always looking for ways to improve the
LinkedIn experience for our members. This sometimes means
removing features. As part of the new desktop experience, the
ability to add Notes, Tags, and Reminders to your connections
which is located in the Relationship Section of your profile,
is being removed.</blockquote>
<p>Perhaps the feature wasn't used by enough people. And yet, <a
target="_blank"
href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/quick-act-now-before-march-31st-lose-all-linkedin?trk=v-feed&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3B1J6%2BrQBtkLJGJ18zhSWaqA%3D%3D">many
swore by the Relationships tab</a>. It acted a bit as a
customer relationship manager (CRM) package, except it was
free.</p>
<p>That's the rub with tools on the internet. There are many
free ones, but you never know how long the vendor will remain
in existence, or if it will sell off the business to someone
else or possibly move to a paid model. Depending on something
outside of your control has its risks. At least with software
that you install locally, it can last for an extended period
of time while you look for a replacement.</p>
<p>That is of little comfort to those who have used the
Relations tab and have significant amounts of important
information uploaded. As the LinkedIn explanation notes, users
can always pay for an upgrade to the Sales Navigator or
Recruiter Lite products, which allow you to transfer and view
notes and tags (although no mention of reminders).</p>
<p>Instead, you can download your data using the following steps
from LinkedIn:</p>
<ol>
<li>Navigate to the <a target="_blank"
href="https://www.linkedin.com/settings/data-export-page">data
export page</a>. You could get to data export from the
Settings & Privacy menu as well.</li>
<li>Go to the Accounts tab and then the Basics area of the <a
target="_blank" href="https://linkedin.com/psettings/">Settings
& Privacy page</a>. Look for "Getting an archive of
your data" and click Change next to it.</li>
<li>Click the Request Archive button.</li>
<li>Look for an email from LinkedIn with a link to download
your data.</li>
<li>In the package you receive, there will be a Contacts file.
Notes and tags are in it.</li>
</ol>
<p>You <a target="_blank"
href="https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/50191">can't
get to the data download from the mobile app</a>, so don't
get frustrated looking for it there. LinkedIn suggests doing
this only from a private personal computer and not a public
one. You only get data for features you use in your profile.
If you close your account, you can no longer get the data.</p>
<p>If you did use Relationships, better get that data off now
before the deadline hits.</p>
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