I got a mail from Linkedin telling me that I had got a comment on one of my posts.
This is what I saw when I logged in:
Now, this Anurag guy’s remark REALLY PISSED ME off. I mean who the hell was he, SPAMMING MY CONTACTS WITH SOME CRAPPY marketing of his ??.
I clicked on his profile to send him a stinker mail (assumed that he was known to me although I did not remember him clearly)
This is what came up:
HE WAS NOT CONNECTED TO ME.
Despite that, he had SPAMMED ME.
I then took me a second to realize and assume that this was because of Linkedin’s IN MAIL option that you get when you become a paid user??
I thought that was only for mail – but then how did he get to COMMENT on someone he is not connected to?
This incident tells me where the sanctity of Linkedin is headed if not checked quickly.
Paid and Premium Options should include:
– Restrict outsiders to only sending mails to strangers BUT not allowing them to post on others comments and updates.
– Blacklist accounts for a month like these once flagged and audited.
– Get a better revenue model!
I will be marking Hari Krishnan – head of linkedin india on this link for his info.
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Interesting links on this site:
The linkedin’s founder’s mail to me