I was disappointed when I saw the language that LinkedIn is using to describe the function of adding a link to a status post. Maybe I’m being nitpicky, but it seems to me that ever since the early days of the interwebs, users have been trained to associate the act of ”attaching” with FILES. (Sidebar: is it still funny to say interwebs?)
This label dates all the way back to the early days of Hotmail and AOL. That’s right, folks — we’re talking about a design pattern that goes all the way back to the pre-Gmail era.
How do you feel about LinkedIn’s choice of language?
PS – I found this while adding a link to the ‘I Am Here’ Project to my status. Awesome project; awesome folks behind it.
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