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Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn.

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In article <5254fe1024alan_calder@o2.co.uk>, Alan Calder
<alan_calder@o2.co.uk> wrote:
> Part of the problem is rather akin to the current RISC OS packaging
> thread. Programmers' thought processes are rather different from those
> of users and often assume knowledge that isn't there.  In this case
> Linkedin would be well advised to offer an explanation of what their
> 'search your contacts' suggestion actually implies for the less
> net-speak savvy.

I wish I had a pound for the number of times I have said to users "don't
just click on OK, to get rid: read every dialogue or web page from top to
bottom and deal with every option presented to you. Never assume default
settings will be as you want" or something like it.  How else do Lusers
end up with twelve extra toolbars in Internet Explorer?

I think when joining a social network it is normal to allow it to scan
your contacts to find friends who beat you there but such sites usually
only send messages to your contacts if you allow or maybe don't untick a
tick-box. 

ISTR that when I joined LinkedIn, I specifically didn't allow it to send
adverts to anyone because I know it pisses some of them off. But some
people see no harm in letting it do this as the whole idea of LinkedIn is
to build a business network!!!!  Those will never work if we all stay a
big secret.  ;-)

-- 
Tim Hill of timil.com . . .
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* accepts incoming email: substitute postmaster@ for tim@

... "Have more than though showest; speak less than thou knowest; lend less than thou owest" K Lear, Act i, Sc.4

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Invitation to join LinkedIn. Michael Bell <michael@beaverbell.co.uk> - 2012-01-19 11:10 +0000
  Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-01-19 11:41 +0000
  Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-01-19 13:07 +0000
    Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Michael Bell <michael@beaverbell.co.uk> - 2012-01-19 14:28 +0000
      Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-01-19 14:54 +0000
        Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. "Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> - 2012-01-19 15:08 +0000
      Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-01-19 17:05 +0000
        Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-01-20 08:41 +0100
          Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Michael Bell <michael@beaverbell.co.uk> - 2012-01-21 06:29 +0000
            Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-01-21 11:02 +0000
              Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-01-21 16:04 +0000
                Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-01-21 18:58 +0100
              Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-01-21 18:54 +0100
                Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2012-01-21 18:07 +0000
                Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-01-21 22:55 +0000
                Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-01-22 00:40 +0100
                Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Chris Newman <cvjazz@waitrose.com> - 2012-01-22 23:54 +0000
                Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-01-23 01:05 +0100
    Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Alan Leighton <alan.leighton2@ntlworld.com> - 2012-01-21 08:58 +0000
      Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-01-21 16:12 +0000
  Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-01-21 18:13 +0000
    Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-01-21 22:01 +0000
      Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. workstuff@mail.com - 2012-01-22 00:13 +0100
        Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-01-22 10:46 +0000
          Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Raymond Wiker <raw@unknown-00-23-6c-8d-9e-26.lan> - 2012-01-22 11:57 +0100
            Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-01-22 11:07 +0000
          Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Jess <phantasm_39@hotmail.com> - 2012-01-24 11:00 +0000
            Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-01-24 13:35 +0000
              Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. M Harding <riscos@mdharding.org.uk> - 2012-01-24 19:35 +0000
              Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Vince M Hudd <vinceh@softrock.co.uk> - 2012-01-26 13:26 +0000
                Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-01-26 21:18 +0000
                Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-01-26 21:27 +0000
              Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. <erving@riscos.org> - 2012-01-27 16:18 +0000
  Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. druck <druck1368@gmail.com> - 2012-03-07 12:59 -0800
    Re: Invitation to join LinkedIn. Alan Calder <alan_calder@o2.co.uk> - 2012-03-07 22:12 +0000

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