What's worse is I can endorse people on LinkedIn with skills I know they do not have. That way they get phone calls from head hunters asking questions they have no clue about.
On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Sheryl Rieck <sheryl.ri...@gmail.com>wrote: > I agree. I never allow them access. But, they are sneaky! > > Is LinkedIn really turning into social media? I actually use it as a tool > to get projects and connect with people in a position to get me projects. I > do kind of cringe when a personal friend endorses me for something I KNOW > they have no idea if I do or not, but even more importantly, they don't > know what it is. lol I appreciate the sentiment. But, I do truly use it > for project searches and business networking, so I try to keep mine geared > to that. > > Sheryl > > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Charles Goldsmith > <wo...@justfamily.org>wrote: > >> I detest how these social media sites (and that's what LinkedIn is >> turning into) is very invasive and tries to take over your contact lists on >> your computer and in your web based email. >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:52 AM, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> An apology to anyone receiving unwanted Twitter invites by email from me. >>> >>> I have no idea how Twitter works, or how to turn the fr*ckin emails off. >>> >>> Anyone new to Twitter should not let Twitter send out invitations >>> automatically. >>> >>> One thing I left off of my 1st Twitter post, is that Twitter is >>> integrated in some way to >>> Linkedin. You have to be careful that what you post on Linkedin, so >>> that it does not end up on Twitter. >>> >>> >>> On a related note, >>> >>> I think Linkedin is a great service, but I do not know if it has helped >>> my business, as >>> my customers are all computer illiterate, and they do not have the spare >>> time to mess with it. They just get someone else, like their office >>> staff, to manage the page. >>> >>> I haven't found any use for Linkedin related to caving, except to let my >>> friends know what it is that I do for a living. Lots of cavers use it >>> more than I do, so feel free to correct me on that. It seems like a >>> professional way to brag about your accomplishments though. Right ? >>> >>> David Locklear >>> >> >> > > > -- > Sheryl Rieck, Oracle Financials Consultant > True SEM Antics, Inc. > 361-205-1458 > -- Lyndon Tiu
