I've been getting a lot of SNAM (Social Network Spam) so I'm happy
to hear that LinkedIn has a new flag
that you can set that prevents you from receiving invitation from
people who are not in your address book. It's a bit snobbly, but it
prevents you from having to turn down invitation requests from people
you don't know. On LinkedIn, I generally don't accept invitations from
people I don't know because the purpose of the network is to refer
people to each other and you can't really write a reference for
someone you don't know. Although this probably lowers the "virality",
I think this feature will enhance my LinkedIn experience and hats off
to Reid for implementing it.
For people who are on LinkedIn, here's the URL to set the flag. If you haven't uploaded
your address book, this will effectively make it impossible for people
to invite you though.
Social networks have spawned a new form of spam that uses the FOAF
(Friend of a Friend) message feature frequently found in this new
genre of networks. Google's Orkut, a network of some 200,000 members,
offers the ability to send messages to FOAFs. FOAF messages often
contain conference promotions or job postings that, while low in
volume, will one day require action on the part of network
managers.
The LinkedIn dilemma12/16/2003 03:01 PM
Here's what stopped me from writing an endorsement for somebody on LinkedIn today: the requirement
to define our relationship as one of these choices:
The same kind of thing stopped me from joining the identity-badge
party at the Digital ID conference recently. I'm bugged by forms that
invite or require me to specify the unspecifiable. Particularly when
Google already knows the subtle truth of the matter. For example, the
signup for nTag asked me to state
my interests. But I already do that all the time. Everything I write
is a statement of my interest in something. Should it be my job to fit
those interests into the Procrustean bed of somebody else's form?
...
All right, I have been neglecting my LinkedIn account
because their survival was questionable before and LinkedIn UI was
irksome, but I
think it's time I started nurturing it.
If I know you and you have a LinkedIn account, send your link
requests. You
can find me under, surprise, 'Don Park'. If you don't
know me but I know
you (?), you can still invite me. For example, if you are
Bill Gates, you are
welcome to invite me. :-)
As to my LinkedIn profile, I'll get to it someday. Thanks to
Niall
Kennedy for the reminder.
Is it me, or is the quality of the stuff coming across on LinkedIn getting better? I've
seen more job offers, media contact requests and other useful stuff
come across my LinkedIn box than ever before. I wonder if something
happened. Did you do something Reid?
WTF? Did Linkedin lose their domain name?
WTF? Did Linkedin lose their domain name?11/13/2003 03:59 PM BoingBoing buddy Jason
Calacanis points us to Linkedin.com, which -- instead of the
Linkedin network site -- now defaults to a domain registrar temporary
page. What's up? Someone forget to pay the domain name renewal bill?
Something related to recent reports of patent conflict, backbiting,
and incestuous dealmaking involving Linkedin, Tribe.net, Friendster,
and a horde of hungry investors? Or, what I suspect to be the real
deal here -- our alien overlords have returned to earth in a shiny new
spacecraft, and they want to eat all the online networkers first? Link
Briefly: LinkedIn links a million
Briefly: LinkedIn links a million08/31/2004 05:07 PM roundup Plus: AOL gives exclusive sneak peek for fall TV...Copernic
debuts desktop search tool...Charter signs 3 phone deals.
After 18 months - at 1.7 people Reid Hoffman is finally revealing
his plan in a preview of his LinkedInsight jobs system.
Good luck Reid!
LinkedIn Preps Paid Services for Social Networking
LinkedIn Preps Paid Services for Social Networking09/01/2004 09:05 PM After reaching the million-user mark, the company plans to introduce
premium options, such as the ability to conduct reference checks on
job candidates or search for business experts in the network.
HireAbility Teams with LinkedIn to Expand Recruiting Technology Networks
HireAbility Teams with LinkedIn to Expand Recruiting Technology Networks04/12/2005 02:16 AM HireAbility.com, a leading provider of recruitment services and
software, announces today the signing of a co-marketing agreement with
LinkedIn, the world's largest and most effective business network.
LinkedIn's referral-based recruiting tool is a natural match for
HireAbility's recruiting network. LinkedIn and HireAbility will
promote each other on their respective websites with sponsored links,
banner ads, newsletters, special pricing, and email campaigns targeted
to HireAbility's recruiting network. [PRWEB Apr 12, 2005]
Windows CE Feature-By-Feature Comparison
Windows CE Feature-By-Feature Comparison06/28/2004 11:51 AM The downloadable document available on this page is a comparison
between the current versions of Windows CE 5.0 and its predecessors.
The comparison is based on the Windows CE product catalog. This
side-by-side comparison highlights the new features and increased
functionality from Windows CE 3.0 through to the latest version,
Windows CE 5.0, to help you determine which feature set is best suited
to the requirements of your target device.
Xbox Live Gets Feature UpgradeMicrosoft has bumped up the feature content of its Xbox Live service today
Only You Can Prevent Gray Goo06/16/2004 11:58 AM On Monday, I
posted about nanotechnology pioneer Eric Drexler speaking out
against the fear of "gray goo," out-of-control nano-machines. That
reminded our dear old pal Jim
Leftwich (AKA Ward Parkway) of this masterpiece he designed circa
1995. It was a continuation of the Urban Absurdist Survival Kit series
from the Happy Mutant Handbook. Link (to
higher-res image)
Prevent sharing of Drop Box11/07/2003 11:03 AM The amount of free space on my 40 GB hard drive has been continuously
decreasing since I bought it, so I decided to go through and delete
space wasters. I began my search by looking for exceptionally large
files/folders. It w...
Precautions prevent attacks01/04/2005 05:02 AM Keeping a Windows PC safe can demand a high degree of vigilance —
imagine if cars needed the same constant care and feeding.
And yet all these attacks by viruses, worms, spyware and browser
hijackers could have been prevented with some initial effort. It's
completely feasible to put a computer on the Internet — even one
running Windows, the most-attacked, least-secure operating system
around — and never suffer a single successful attack.
Australia to prevent gay marriage
Australia to prevent gay marriage05/27/2004 12:15 PM Australian PM John Howard proposes tightening the law to specify that
homosexuals cannot marry.
Test may prevent premature births07/27/2004 06:29 PM Pregnant women could be screened for infections which might help
prevent premature births, say US scientists.
Cameras to prevent rail graffiti
Cameras to prevent rail graffiti01/27/2004 04:42 AM Motion-sensitive cameras that emit audible warnings are being used to
try to keep graffiti vandals away from the railways.
A script to prevent damage from rm -rf malware
A script to prevent damage from rm -rf malware05/18/2004 10:37 AM After reading about the malware / Trojan Horse business that has been
flying around lately, I realized that there is a fairly easy way to
protect against this kind of thing. I wrote a script which duplicates
a folder (like a ...
Legislation would prevent federal Internet tax04/11/2005 05:03 PM A U.S. senator announced Monday he will soon introduce a bill that
would prevent Congress from extending a long-standing
telecommunications tax to Internet access.
Prevent installers from running as root
Prevent installers from running as root11/25/2003 10:30 PM I've noticed that many many installers like to run as with
administrator privelages (root) that do NOT need to. Take MS Office
for example; the last thing that I want them to do is have unlimited
access to my machine, not to ...
Prevent microphone feedback through speakers
Prevent microphone feedback through speakers01/03/2005 11:55 AM I was confused in the last few months when the microphone on both my
desktop G4 and Pismo Powerbook started playing through the speakers,
leading to screeching feedback if I turned the volume or mic level up
too high. I often...
Fruit 'helps prevent eye disease'
Fruit 'helps prevent eye disease'06/14/2004 07:34 PM Eating fruit could protect against an age-related eye disease which
can cause blindness, research suggests.
Want to prevent ID theft? Get back to basics
Want to prevent ID theft? Get back to basics04/01/2005 09:05 AM Security watcher Jon Oltsik says the battle to combat identity theft
must start with good old-fashioned common sense rather than panic.
Will US Carriers Be Able To Prevent Mobile Spam?
Will US Carriers Be Able To Prevent Mobile Spam?06/30/2004 04:31 AM Lots of people have been predicting that the next big spam problem is
going to be text messaging SMS spam to your mobile phone. While it's
already a problem in some countries, some are now suggesting that it
won't be that big of a problem in the US -- though, some of the
reasoning may be questioned. The first reason given is that US users
don't text message as much. The obvious response to that is that the
word "yet" needs to be added to that sentence. The trend is pretty
clear, and text messaging use in the US has been rising rapidly over
the last year. Next, they claim that the US carriers have learned
from overseas carriers and are better prepared. Perhaps that's true,
but spammers are pretty good about getting around any kind of
"preparations." The next reason is my favorite: "Text messages sent
from one carrier to another may not go through, because the networks
are not always technically compatible." In other words, "because US
carriers are so technically screwed up, many spam messages may just
disappear -- as may many legitimate messages." Funny that this comes
right after the experts claim the US carriers are better prepared to
stop spam. If they still haven't figured out interoperability, then
how can they really be prepared for text spam? Still, the biggest
reason why text spam may not be as big an issue in the US is that many
carriers charge for each text message, adding quite the speedbump to
any traditional spammer's plans. Unfortunately, though, there are
often ways around this, as many phone systems either offer web
gateways for sending free text messages or have an email-to-SMS system
that will let people send text messages over email. In such cases,
the spammer just needs to figure out what email address goes to your
phone, and (once again) there will be plenty of mobile spam annoying
you everywhere you go.
Prevent the Saving of HTML Pages?
Prevent the Saving of HTML Pages?01/13/2003 03:51 AM Everybody repeat after me: "There is no way to prevent a person from
viewing the html code of a webpage."
A web for all Do we need new laws to to prevent bad website designs?
On Monday, I 