VC Blog on Storage, Wireless/VoIP, Internet: LinkedIn Spam

June 25, 2007

LinkedIn Spam

I just cleaned up my e-mail inbox on LinkedIn and was surprised by how many unsolicited LinkedIn invites I had from people whom I didn't know and who didn't know me. Many were from recruiters spamming for more hooks into people.

Don't these people realize that LinkedIn stands for the exact opposite of what they are attempting? LinkedIn is about extending the trust between friends to friends of friends in a seamless digital way.

Jun 25, 2007 11:21:08 AM | Web/Tech

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