Maybe he's not open to invitations, although, based on the error messages, he's open to InMail. There's no way to get around that, even with a paid account.
*ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > Where is the friend option? This guy doesn't list our past company so > there is no association. > > >>> "Webster" <[email protected]> 1/26/2011 8:57 AM >>> > > I have added people out of my network to join my network. I selected the > “Friend” option and provided details to make sure they knew who I was. I > have probably done this for around 10 people this week since going solo on > the job front. Have had no issues whatsoever and I am using the free > LinkedIn account. > > Hope this helps you. > > > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > http://dabcc.com/Webster > > > > *From:* Tom Miller [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:39 AM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OT: Did LinkedIn change? > > > > Hey Folks, > > > > It's been a while since I was on LinkedIn. Yesterday I was looking for a > past colleague, found him, but could not send him an invite as this person > was "out of network". I was able to join another past colleague since we > had someone in common as part of our network. > > > > I was able to send the past colleague a message, if I signed-up for at > $24/month "upgrade". Since I don't use LinkedIn except for occasional > professional contacts, it's hardly worth it. > > > > I thought when I first signed up with LinkedIn I could invite anyone to be > part of my network. Maybe I'm wrong and missing something. But since I > can't just invite anyone, anymore, like Face Book, why bother? Maybe $24 a > year, but a month? > > > > If I'm mistaken please show me the light... > > > > Tom > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
