LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
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LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
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Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#2LinkedIn is a worthless piece of spammy shit of a website these days. I haven't bothered deleting my account but I haven't logged into it in like a year now and any mail I get from them that somehow makes it through the filters is reported as spam.
I can only surmise they made this change to make it harder for (more) people to bail because they know how dreadful using their site is now and this is an easier "fix" than a Dominos-style mea culpa and positive changes.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#3LinkedIn is a worthless piece of spammy shit of a website these days. I haven't bothered deleting my account but I haven't logged into it in like a year now and any mail I get from them that somehow makes it through the filters is reported as spam. I can only surmise they made this change to make it harder for (more) people to bail because they know how dreadful using their site is now and this is an easier "fix" tha…
I have the same opinion about them. worst UI. Useless emails. You have to pay them money for no reason.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#4LinkedIn is a worthless piece of spammy shit of a website these days. I haven't bothered deleting my account but I haven't logged into it in like a year now and any mail I get from them that somehow makes it through the filters is reported as spam. I can only surmise they made this change to make it harder for (more) people to bail because they know how dreadful using their site is now and this is an easier "fix" tha…
LinkedIn really is one of the worst websites I've ever used. I wish there were viable alternatives.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#5They changed a process to make it slower?! o.O
3 days sounds an awful lot as if human intervention were required. What purpose would this serve?
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#6LinkedIn is a worthless piece of spammy shit of a website these days. I haven't bothered deleting my account but I haven't logged into it in like a year now and any mail I get from them that somehow makes it through the filters is reported as spam. I can only surmise they made this change to make it harder for (more) people to bail because they know how dreadful using their site is now and this is an easier "fix" tha…
They're fighting a symptom instead of the disease.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#7LinkedIn is a worthless piece of spammy shit of a website these days. I haven't bothered deleting my account but I haven't logged into it in like a year now and any mail I get from them that somehow makes it through the filters is reported as spam. I can only surmise they made this change to make it harder for (more) people to bail because they know how dreadful using their site is now and this is an easier "fix" tha…
Some sites just give off a vibe that prevents me from ever trusting them, LinkedIn is the most predominant in that category and I have never been able to put my finger on exactly why. The email proxy apps and the pay to see who viewed your profile aspects don't help.
I'm not saying that it's any worse than any other sites, but LinkedIn has always felt like a shady company, like they're not on the users side.
I was really hoping that the Google+ reboot would fulfill the niche market that LinkedIn dominates, but it did not.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#8LinkedIn is a worthless piece of spammy shit of a website these days. I haven't bothered deleting my account but I haven't logged into it in like a year now and any mail I get from them that somehow makes it through the filters is reported as spam. I can only surmise they made this change to make it harder for (more) people to bail because they know how dreadful using their site is now and this is an easier "fix" tha…
Agreed. LinkedIn used to be great, but is not completely unusable.
The website itself is awful to use, but the community is even worse. It is now just a tool for shameless recruiters to spam left and right.
I spent a lot of time working on my profile, clearly explaining that I reject connection requests from strangers, that I ignore messages for open jobs which don't include a certain set of items and I still get spammed all day long.
The problem is LinkedIn gets its money from recruiters who signed up for premium accounts so they cater to them.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#9LinkedIn has never been interesting to me for anything other than looking at what past coworkers have been up to. I've never once had an experience where LinkedIn led to a job and in fact after I deleted my account my recruiter email volume dropped by an order of magnitude. I've also read that potential employers search candidates LinkedIn contacts to see if there are any existing employees and if so ask them about the candidate. Governments, employers, media, LinkedIn itself and malicious types frequently use all that personal information people add on LinkedIn to cause harm.
The users are what is for sale on this site. I'm not a LinkedIn user, it's not worth it.
Re: LinkedIn quietly removes option to export contacts
#10LinkedIn is a worthless piece of spammy shit of a website these days. I haven't bothered deleting my account but I haven't logged into it in like a year now and any mail I get from them that somehow makes it through the filters is reported as spam. I can only surmise they made this change to make it harder for (more) people to bail because they know how dreadful using their site is now and this is an easier "fix" tha…
LinkedIn really is one of the worst websites I've ever used. I wish there were viable alternatives.
Are you for real or just exaggerating to add some unneeded emphasis to your disdain of LinkedIn?
While I don't think LinkedIn is the shining star, it's definitely not one of the worst websites I've ever used; it's actually been quite helpful for connecting with people.