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Re: Stop Using LinkedIn

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Post by krick »

lelf wrote: post #76
MagicWishMonkey wrote: post #50

LinkedIn screwed me over real good a few weeks back. They sent me an email saying "There are 108 people you might want to connect with", so I click on view all and it shows a giant list of people with checkmarks by their names. Nice. I uncheck all of them, and scroll through checking a few folks who I want to network with (5 people in total). Click next, it takes me to a screen showing the 5 people and the banner cle…

> revoked LinkedIn's access to my gmail account I honestly don't know what people are thinking while enabling that . No, Seriously?

Until now I didn't even actually think such people exist. Especially on HN.

Re: Stop Using LinkedIn

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Post by driverdan »

ninv wrote: post #148

Who's Viewed Your Profile or your updates. This feature is enough to avoid Linkedin. I am scared to click on any profile in linkedin just because of this feature. I always use incognito mode to look up folks in Linkedin. It is a creepy site. Wait till your connections can submit hidden reviews about you and potential employers can view it for a small fee, like Carfax.

There's a privacy option to disable that.

Re: Stop Using LinkedIn

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Post by smu3l »

shiggerino wrote: post #109

LinkedIn creeps me the hell out with their connection suggestions, that are way too accurate for for anyone to make through honest means, especially given that I've intentionally been very restrictive with what I've added to my profile. I've even been very uneasy about accepting connection requests, since this isn't something I really want to contribute to. Of course, that means the cost of deleting my account is ver…

Yes I'm always surprised by who shows up as suggested contacts. Often it's people who I've interacted with online maybe once. My best guess is that those people are providing LinkedIn their contact lists.

Re: Stop Using LinkedIn

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Post by r00fus »

karamazov wrote: post #86
basseq wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think I ever granted them access, but somehow they got a list of random email contacts. So every once in a while I'll get an email that says, "Connect with Joe?" Looks like a normal inbound connection request, but it's actually a trap to get YOU to initiate a request. Awkward for contacts you might accept a request from, but not reach out to.

I suspect the other party gave LinkedIn their address book, and they're trying to maximize the odds of a connection.

It is deceptive however and tarnishes their brand. Ultimately, however, it's a problem with default free services.

Re: Stop Using LinkedIn

#155

Post by gsam »

If you think you can subvert the business or sociological aspects of hiring and working, you are sadly mistaken. While people still use it, I'll keep a profile up, otherwise bear the mistake of being the 'inept' person without a LinkedIn.

Re: Stop Using LinkedIn

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Post by redeleven »

I have been wondering when someone will step up and make a decent alternative to LinkedIn for a while. It's a truly awful site, the sole reason I have not yet deleted it is I have no other easy way of keeping track of professional relationships.. there are no other redeeming features though, everything else seems very poorly implemented, uninteresting, or exploitative.

Re: Stop Using LinkedIn

#157

Post by jmiwhite »

ruperp wrote: post #13
feverishaaron wrote: post #3

This reads like an Anonymous diatribe. Clear language will yield better results.

It's a play on the famous "Infamy Speech" by FDR. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infamy_Speech

That was clear enough, and it was kind of sad; this is for many users a non-issue, so parodying the response to a surprise act of war seems a bit grandiose.

As a user, I'm not terribly concerned about whether you (et al.) can build an application against some other site more easily, and your argument

> only works if that platform is open and your data portable

is undermined by your own link to their article on exporting data. ("Full name, email address, current employer, and position are exported") Can you help me understand why this is such a problem?

Re: Stop Using LinkedIn

#158

Post by kd0amg »

betenoire wrote: post #111
monochromatic wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The assholes sent 300 people linkedin connection requests through my own personal gmail account. With zero warning whatsoever. The fact that they requested access to your email account should have been warning enough.

This type of wisdom only comes with being burnt and cynical. We shouldn't require that of our users.

Does it? Nobody considers it "cynical" to not give the pizza guy the key to your house.

Re: Stop Using LinkedIn

#159

Post by ychandler »

Aside from startups trying to find their customer base and integrating with LinkedIn, do we have any SMBs/mid-stage Startups (Proven Business Models) on HN who have lost their livelihood now given where LinkedIn is going?
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