On 1/14/2010 11:44 AM, Justin Kremer wrote: > On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 10:41 AM, Joel Dick<joel_cd at yahoo.com> wrote: >> Dare I ask why people don't like Linkedin? Just wondering, as a few people have recommended that I sign up there, that it's good for job networking. > > It claims to give you a "network of trust" or some other word for > trustworthy businesspeople you know, but it is mostly just a > popularity contest like Facebook for business people who are too good > for Facebook. People add contacts that they've never met in person > regularly, defeating any semblance of this network of trust that > Linkedin is supposed to provide. > And when you sign up, it asks you for your e-mail password so that it > can try to spam everyone in your contacts, which would be how that > e-mail got sent to this mailing list. > I know for a fact that I have a whole lot of people in my e-mail > contact list who I would not consider to be someone I trust, not > necessarily because the person is not trustworthy, but because I don't > know them well enough to vouch for them. > - Justin > I totally agree with this. It ends up being nothing but crap/spam mail in your inbox. I actually block the domain in our companies spam filter. Bob -- We are building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. We forge our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. You have our gratitude. Those who oppose us will be sent to Detroit.