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Linkedin.com – SPAMMERS PARADISE ??!!!

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:

 

And bloody Hell – there it was!

 

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?

 

I’m sure this dude had paid the most expensive option  (just 3k a month) and was merrily spamming away on posts that have lots of comments and likes, so that the all the participants of those post got a does of his garbage…

 

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

Linkedin SPAM – Part 1