LinkedIn Spanish Lessons
Following our Spanish launch video last week, our faithful readers may have come away with the impression that the entire LinkedIn team is fluent in Spanish, and that we mix this popular Romance language casually with colloquial English and the roughneck slang of Silicon Valley. But here’s the startling truth: some of our staff members were coached through these lines.
I know, it seems hard to believe, given the way Español rolls off our gilded tongues. Certainly, our in-house language has a kind of romance to it, but it leans more towards C++ and Ruby on Rails. With this secret out of the bag, here are some outtakes of our best efforts to master the language in a matter of minutes. And on behalf of the LinkedIn team, tienes los ojos más bonitos del mundo.
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Liesl Schoonraad August 3rd, 2008
Hola! ;)
Thanks this was great laugh!!!
Liesl
rob getzschman August 4th, 2008
¡Thanks Manny! Our English speakers enjoyed practicing saying “linka-deen” too.
Alexandro Colorado August 6th, 2008
Pretty Funny
Scott August 7th, 2008
That is a cute video showing the human side behind a major wave in the Social Networking revolution. For me it really helped to see PEOPLE and remember thsi is just another company with real people behidn it. It’s easy to forget that on the web.
THanks for taking the time to edit it, and for the truth of being candid and natural during the filming of the clip.
rob getzschman August 7th, 2008
You’re welcome Scott, we’re glad you enjoyed it. It’s always nice to see the authentic side of business. Thanks for tuning in to the blog!
Victoria Agee August 15th, 2008
This was totally unexpected, but a wonderfully fun way to begin the day. Hasta la pasta mis amigos.