[LINK] LinkedIn turns to Spam for Revenue Generation

[Roger Clarke]

At 11:51 +1000 18/9/12, tomk wrote:
>Linked in begins sending out Spam disguised as surveys....
>Very sad. One expects this behaviour from Facebook - but certainly not
>from Linked-in.

A study of LinkedIn's Terms and Privacy Policy debunked the myth of 
LinkedIn being any different from the exploitative social media 
mainstream:
http://www.rogerclarke.com/EC/LinkedIn-1012.html


>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: 	LinkedIn Request for Expertise
>Date: 	Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:45:31 -0000
>From: 	LinkedIn Research <linkedin at em.linkedin.com>
>Reply-To: 	LinkedIn Research <au at em.linkedin.com>
>To: 	com.au
>
>
>LinkedIn
>
>Dear Thomas
>
>We would like to invite you to participate in a ~5 minute survey about
>automobiles. The deadline to participate is *within 2 business days* or
>until we receive enough qualified responses.
>
>*Please click here to begin the s urvey*
><http://survey1.linkedin.com/survey/selfserve/bb5/120904?list=1&up=415336223%21%21P724%21%210%21%21011> 
>
>
>
>Your answers will be completely anonymous and combined with other
>members' responses. If you have any questions or feedback, please direct
>your responses to our Customer Support
><https://help.linkedin.com/app/ask/subject/Research+Network+Question+PROJECT_IDENTIFIER=p0724bb> 
>
>team.
>
>We appreciate your time!
>
>Rob Kroenert
>Research Operations Manager, LinkedIn Research
>http://www.linkedin.com/in/rkroenert
>
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