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Warning: Job Scams on LinkedIn (Just Like Everywhere Else)

By Scott Allen, on December 30th, 2007%

I know that we’d all like to think that LinkedIn is populated with people who know and trust each other, but any time you make a vehicle for communicating with several million people for free, you’re bound to have a few bad apples. It seems that a common payment transfer job scam, this particular one . . . → Read More: Warning: Job Scams on LinkedIn (Just Like Everywhere Else)

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In Quest for Developers, LinkedIn Accidentally Breaks Its Own Rules

By Scott Allen, on August 5th, 2007%

career_opportunity.gifDeWitt Clinton reports on his blog about an accidental recruiting spam from LinkedIn. Apparently LinkedIn sent out an undisclosed number of invitations to software developers and possibly anyone who works or worked at a couple of large tech companies, including Google. The letters all began with the following (see the full message on DeWitt’s blog):

Dear ____,

From your LinkedIn Profile, we thought you may be a good fit for the LinkedIn Engineering team.

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Connection Browsing and Reciprocity

By Scott Allen, on April 30th, 2007%

connectionsbrowse.gif One LinkedIn feature that has been the subject of some debate is the Connections Browse feature. In a nutshell, Connections Browse allows you to let your immediate connections see your list of immediate connections. LinkedIn describes it in more depth as follows:

Browsing Your Network

You can now get a better feeling for who is closest to you in your network.

Start by visiting the profile of a connection. If your friend or colleague allows it, you can see the people they are connected to. You can then quickly look through their profiles to find old friends or the contacts you need.

Right now, your connections list is hidden from your other connections. If you would like to allow your trusted friends and colleagues to browse your connections list, click here.

Why allow your friends and colleagues to browse your connections list?

  • You still control access to the connections linked through you
  • Only other connections can see your list — no one else in your network can see it
  • You can help particular connections find the people they need faster
  • You can help two of your connections meet each other
  • If you want, you can always hide your list again in the future

Click here to allow your trusted friends to browse your list of connections.

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LinkedIn Dangerous? Forbes Thinks So – Ahh, the Irony

By Scott Allen, on October 27th, 2006%

forbes_home_logo.gifForbes published a list this week of The Ten Most Dangerous Online Activities. Now some of these are obvious no-nos, like clicking on e-mail attachments from unknown senders (#1), or surfing gambling, porn or other dicey sites (#5). Others are questionable, like #8 – using any old Wi-Fi network, and #10 – participating in chat rooms or social networking sites. They even chose to single out LinkedIn:

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