[olug] Invitation to connect on LinkedIn

[Dave Thacker]

On Tuesday 15 December 2009 16:41:46 Rob Townley wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Theodore Katseres <tedkat at gmail.com> wrote:
> > WTF?
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Kevin Lanik <kevin.lanik at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> >> LinkedIn
> >> ------------
> >>
> >> Kevin Lanik requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn:
> >> ------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> Ted,
> >>
> >> I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.
> >>
> >> - Kevin
> >>
> >> Accept invitation from Kevin Lanik
> >>
> >> http://www.linkedin.com/e/kxWSPPPtMF2mQsY-FFV6BnW/blk/I1662046113_2/pmpx
> >>nSRJrSdvj4R5fnhv9ClRsDgZp6lQs6lzoQ5AomZIpn8_cBYPcj4Sd30OdzoNiiZ6gAB2jQVxi
> >>yYPcjsUcPgOcPALrCBxbOYWrSlI/EML_comm_afe/
> >>
> >> View invitation from Kevin Lanik
> >>
> >> http://www.linkedin.com/e/kxWSPPPtMF2mQsY-FFV6BnW/blk/I1662046113_2/39vc
> >>P4NdzgMczoSckALqnpPbOYWrSlI/svi/
> >> ------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> DID YOU KNOW that LinkedIn can find the answers to your most difficult
> >> questions? Post those vexing questions on LinkedIn Answers to tap into
> >> the knowledge of the world's foremost business experts:
> >> http://www.linkedin.com/e/ask/inv-23/
> >>
> >>
> >> ------
> >> (c) 2009, LinkedIn Corporation
> >>
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> >
> > --
> > Ted Katseres
> >     ||=O=||
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>
> He probably accidentally mixed up an email address with a list
> address.  i have done it.  The fault i see is with LinkedIn.  It does
> not warn you that the invitation was not sent to an email address you
> have registered with LinkedIn.  Computers are supposed to help
> eliminate human error, not expand on it.  LinkedIn failed.  Glad
> LinkedIn doesn't write ePrescribing software.

That's ok, the people who write and use ePrescribing software don't know what 
they're doing either. 

Dave Thacker

> Then again, maybe i should give LinkedIn a _little_ slack because i am
> a member of OLUG on LinkedIn?  Conceivably, olug at olug.org is
> recognized as a legitimate sender to us via our LinkedIn OLUG.  Should
> at least warn you it was sent to a group instead of a registered
> personal email address.
> http://www.linkedin.com/groups?displaySettings=&gid=35645&trk=myg_ugrp_set
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