I hate LinkedIn. :( I had signed up for it, the free account. But right after that, I started to get invites from people I didn't know. Hated it. It was not beneficial to me.
I just feel it rude that someone wants to invite me to be part of their group, when I don't know them. Lately, I have been getting invites from recruiters, who I don't know, and then they want me to go to their sites and fill out job apps. Waste of my time. My .02 worth. On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:01 AM, William Robbins <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks for that link ASB! I hadn't been given that option from LI before. > Interestingly they want to charge me a tad more than $5/mo...but then I'm > not surprised they like you better. :) > > - WJR > > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 08:38, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> A - You can invite anyone you want for FREE, as long as any of the >> following apply: >> >> --- 1 - They are no more than 3 hops away from you (and they are open >> to invitations) >> --- 2 - They share a group with you (and allow connections/invitations >> through the group) >> --- 3 - You have their email address (and they are open to invitations) >> --- 4 - Both of you are OpenLink members (and they accept >> connections/invitations via OpenLink) -- This one is not exactly free >> >> If they are not open to invitation, then none of the points above matter. >> >> >> B - You can get a cheaper membership than the set they readily advertise: >> Personal Plus - http://www.linkedin.com/personalplus >> ---- This gets you access to OpenLink, plus a few other perks, for only >> $5/mo >> >> >> While LI doesn't allow you to just reach anyone directly, unlike FB, it >> does facilitate having people introduce you. This is another method that >> can get you to someone who is not a direct connection, and for whom you do >> not have an email address. (There's also InMail, but that costs money) >> >> >> >> *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) >> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* >> >> * >> * >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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 >> > > ~ 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 > ~ 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
