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If I remember correctly, Linkedin recently lost a court case where some startup was scraping it's public data for analytics purpose. And pretty sure LinkedIn didn't like that. Edit: Heres the article about the court case.[Aug 15, 2017] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-linkedin-ruling...
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What bothers me the most about LinkedIn is how vapid everyone seems to be. Everone has a job title like 'dynamic individual searching for creative opportunities' when they really mean unemployed. It's like a game where everyone pretends while simultaneously knowing that everyone else is pretending too.
> It's like a game where everyone pretends while simultaneously knowing that everyone else is pretending too. To be fair, that sounds a lot like job-hunting, in general. The whole process can be filled with rituals meant to obfuscate the fact that you just want a job.
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Mine also let's you chose a maximum amount that can be charged to the temporary card number. I usually add 10% or 20% extra to the expected amount so that unexpected taxes or shipping costs don't block the whole transaction. I really love the feeling of safety that I get from chosing the max amount, being sure that I won't be overcharged.
I love the points I get from my current cards, but what card is this actually? This sounds like a really killer card I’d use frequently for these use cases.
2 months ago I signed up for a 30 day trial to search for people to hire and then 140 eu/mo if I decide to continue using it. Of course I forgot to stop it (they were pretty quiet also) and they charged me 1400+ eu for a full year because...why not - no refunds (that's what their page says). I know, I know...should have read the whole shebang. Lost 1400 euros for something I didn't really use. I was about to pay for…
I now have zero desire to use any paid Google service ever again.
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Don't forget that you have to misspell Referer.
!!! I'm having a really bad day with typos and overlooking them. You are correct; it does work with https://google.com as referrer. I'm updating the entry. EDIT aaand it stopped working. It was either a glitch or it will lock you out after a few requests.
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!!! I'm having a really bad day with typos and overlooking them. You are correct; it does work with https://google.com as referrer. I'm updating the entry. EDIT aaand it stopped working. It was either a glitch or it will lock you out after a few requests.
It definitely locks you out after a few requests. In the past I built a LinkedIn profile scraper, but they are really really good at locking down their data. If you even somewhat appear to be a bot, you’re blocked.
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The same thing happened to me - you can get a refund. I sent them a very nasty email and contacted my credit card company. Eventually they sent me some bullshit about "We'll let it slide this time, because we're nice" and gave me my money back. Call or email ASAP, I'm sick at the thought of LinkedIn ever making another cent.
Same happened to me a while back when trying out Pro. I went to cancel it and they charged it a day prior to the day I was supposed to cancel on.
If someone messes with your CC, call your bank immediately. Chargebacks are a powerful tool. Use them.
LinkedIn is a weird, weird place. There's always people wanting to add me, but then they mostly don't introduce themselves. Even half of the recruiters who add me don't do an intro. How is that networking? The articles seem pretty low quality. Sorry to say it, but a lot of them seem to be written as a form of homework, as in "you should write something to be seen". There's rarely any insightful comments on news piece…
I'm interested in 5 points.
Asking Rate/Salary.
Location.
Company.
Title (or if contract, length of contract).
Technology.
If those are supplied up-front, I can immediately accept or dismiss 95% of messages. However at the moment I have to ask for 1 or 2 more points usually.
Only then do I usually go onto Glassdoor, start asking about why the role is now available, employee and contractor turnover, average employees time at the company and work environment.
Endorsements I agree are ridiculous, you can go on Fiverr and buy 20 customised endorsements within 24 hours.
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I love the points I get from my current cards, but what card is this actually? This sounds like a really killer card I’d use frequently for these use cases.
Bank of America credit cards have this, they call it ShopSafe. My old Citi card had that although I can’t verify they still offer it. I believe Capital One has virtual credit card number capability as well.
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It also, if you invest a little effort to produce an appealing profile, does a great deal to make up for weak face-to-face networking skills. The "LinkedIn, faugh, who needs it" attitude around here really doesn't do an introvert any favors, I think.
Why not host your own resume?