topic Re: LinkeDin in Industry News

rslade — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:24:48 GMT

Angela, from LinkedIn Premium (personal email donotreply@e.linkedin.com), has sent me a personalized message saying Rob, thanks for being an active member of LinkeDin.

If I'm an active member, LinkeDin is in serious trouble. Every few months somebody that I actually do know sends me a message via LinkeDin, and I have to sign on to see what it says, and send them back a message saying to contact me via email. That's the sum total of my LinkeDin activity.

(The personalized message is, of course, an offer of a free month of LinkeDin Premium. If I have no use for the free version, why would I pay for something that has no utility?)

Re: LinkeDin

AppDefects — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:50:36 GMT

@rslade wrote:

(The personalized message is, of course, an offer of a free month of LinkeDin Premium. If I have no use for the free version, why would I pay for something that has no utility?)

Don't pass up a FREE offer

Re: LinkeDin

Shannon — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:19:32 GMT

@AppDefects wrote:

Don't pass up a FREE offer

My usual approach when I see some free offer --- Take it at your own risk...

Re: LinkeDin

rslade — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:00:17 GMT

> AppDefects (Contributor III) posted a new reply in Industry News on 07-31-2019

> Don't pass up a FREE offer

Old joke:
Q: If two products are identical, but one is labelled "This doesn't work," which one
do you buy?
A: Depends on which one is on sale.

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