[clue-talk] Linked In CLUE Group?

[Jed S. Baer]

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:13:58 -0700
Chris Hirsch wrote:

> Hey all...I was just wondering if there is a CLUE Linked In group? If
> not, why not?

Because nobody has created one?

JMHO, but LinkIn is a pox on the internet. If you read their terms etc.
carefully, you'll see that they encourage people to upload their entire
address book for bulk sending of inviations -- i.e. SPAM. They also say
that they track in and out clicks on websites, and claim that it's the
nature of internet communications for them to receive such info, which is
a blatant lie. The only way they can track out-clicks is by either
actively employing web beacons, and/or using JavaScript to capture
browser events.

And if you happen to get a linkedin invite, and ignore/delete it because
you consider it to be junk, they don't just leave it be. No, they send you
reminders, thus they have an automated non-confirmed opt-in mailing list,
to which someone other than yourself can subscribe you.

IOW, they're internet scum.

jed