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LinkedIn Contradiction
rmusick:
I found out something this weekend on LinkedIn. I was following LinkedIn suggestion and stated adding everyone under "People you man know." Apparently, if five or more people click that they don't know you it restricts your account, do it again they suspend your account, indefinitely. OK now someone want to tell me what is up with that? I thought the whole purpose of LinkedIn was networking to people you don't know. Am I wrong? Please enlighten me if I am. Now, I am afraid to add another person on account they might flag me and i get my account deleted.
yaksplat:
So, why are you adding people that claim that they don't know you?
Dawgz Rule:
The professional networking aspect of LinkedIn is to connect to new contacts through people that you know and know you......typically through a recommendation. If you don't know the "people you may know" you probably shouldn't be adding them or what would be the value add?
capsule:
Interesting because the phrasing is different in French: "Les connaissez vous ?" Which mean "Do you know them?", which is "more" obvious.
Of course you shouldn't add people you never had any professional contact with.
rmusick:
Ok, What I am saying here is that LinkedIn doesn't make it clear. I did some research of my own. They don't make it clear to you in the AUP, Actually you have to go looking for it. The other thing is people, don't know that when they Click "I don't know this person" they are penalized. I found this:
http://thebabyboomerentrepreneur.com/1280/linkedin-invitations/
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