LinkedIn is Evil • Hacker News Board

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

#11

Post by delano » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 9:59 PM UTC

babul wrote: post #4

Although many people use LinkedIN, I don't as there are many things in thier T&C I am not happy with regarding the sharing of my personal information and those in my network.

Any examples?

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

#12

Post by apu » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:07 PM UTC

I've had problems with their email notifications. Despite repeated requests to be removed from all emails, I still keep getting some. I've written to them about this as well, with no response.

In general they appear to not really pay attention to user requests.

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

#13

Post by kajecounterhack » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:08 PM UTC

j2d2 wrote: post #8

bfioca wrote: post #3

Maybe downgrading is considered an edge case.

Agreed. Considering a company evil is a bit much...

You sound like someone brainwashed by Google.

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

#14

Post by t0pj » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:15 PM UTC

Is that opportunity I hear knocking at the market's door?

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

#15

Post by Bluem00 » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:24 PM UTC

I had almost exactly the same experience, through the error message when I submitted my comment to their "customer service" people. The message still went through and they did cancel my unintentional "subscription". My error occured because the system somehow decided that I wanted to create an account at the same time as I submitted my message, but an account with my email address already exists (for obvious reasons).

Hope your email goes through as well.

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

#16

Post by tptacek » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:42 PM UTC

I really like LinkedIn. It's been useful to my business a bunch of times. But I've never been tempted to pay for it. What prompted you to upgrade your account?

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

#17

Post by wmeredith » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:45 PM UTC

j2d2 wrote: post #8

bfioca wrote: post #3

Maybe downgrading is considered an edge case.

Agreed. Considering a company evil is a bit much...

Considering a company benevolent is a bit much, I think.

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

#18

Post by sam » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:47 PM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #16

I really like LinkedIn. It's been useful to my business a bunch of times. But I've never been tempted to pay for it. What prompted you to upgrade your account?

I signed up in order to send a message to someone outside of my network.

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

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Post by smock » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:56 PM UTC

sam wrote: post #18

tptacek wrote: post #16

I really like LinkedIn. It's been useful to my business a bunch of times. But I've never been tempted to pay for it. What prompted you to upgrade your account?

I signed up in order to send a message to someone outside of my network.

Me too.

Re: LinkedIn is Evil

#20

Post by Harkins » Tue, Jun 17, 2008, 10:57 PM UTC

You're missing that you should just start contesting the charges. You made a good faith effort to downgrade. Chargebacks sound like the only way to get their attention.