Years ago I kept getting these emails from Linkedin stating that my son wanted me to join. I don’t get involved in social media so at first I kept disregarding them. After awhile I kept receiving them I decided to check it out if that’s what my son really wants me to do. Maybe I’d do it just for him to keep in touch while he was away.
I started to create a profile however I don’t like putting my personal information out on the internet so I left it incomplete. When I got to the TOS I read it. It stated that by clicking the agree button I was giving them permission to access my email account and copy my address book.
I did not agree and didn’t click that button. Instead I hit the back button on my browser to get the hell out of there. A message popped up stating that it was too late, I had already agreed to the terms. That’s bs I did not click that button. Sure enough they stole my address book and (god knows what else they stole) and spammed everybody in it. I had to call everybody I know and tell them to disregard it.
Later when I talked to my son I lectured him about that website, he told me he never sent those invitations and that he got tricked into it himself.
Linkedin is a bogus website and they should be sued for fraud!
People that get confused by LinkedIn are pretty much advertising their internet cluelessness. Think of it as a filter to get rid of the useless.
Let me say to the group. If you are a professional you are missing an opportunity. LinkedIn is huge for networking. You can search for people in companies you are interested in. If you are connected, when you call them to network its an automatic tie-in to them.
Because my skills are in demand, I get emails frequently from recruiters. I can see when my colleagues change jobs, I can drop them a note to congratulate them on.
You don’t have to give them your contacts BTW. Please, if you are ever job hunting, do not avoid LinkedIn.