I didn’t really need another reason to hate LinkedIn. I hate it sufficiently. So much so, that LinkedIn employees are checking this blog all day long to see if I’ve posted anything else about the service or if readers have left new comments… either of which would likely warrant another comment to the effect of: “I work for LinkedIn and I think it’s awesome!” (No kidding?)
LinkedIn is a largely useless service for the average professional, akin to the most annoying chain letters that don’t ever seem to die. Anyone else get sick of random requests to link from trolls who really aren’t interested in quality connections?
Today fellow blogger on BlogginStocks, Sarah Gilbert, raised an alarming issue with LinkedIn.
She can’t access her own account using her own email address. But a complete stranger named Kristin, is able to access Sarah’s account. Kristin was kind enough to give Sarah her login and password so that Sarah could see Sarah’s own account.
Confused?
Well it’s clear that LinkedIn has its wires crossed, and there’s absolutely no excuse for this. And Sarah does not appear to be an isolated case. Here’s another.
Imagine the damage someone could do if they were able to access your account? Just another reason to hate LinkedIn…
21 Nov 08 at 3:56 pm
Hi,
I’m writing a story about LinkedIn and it’s spam emails and fraudulent accounts. If you could contact me back that would be great. Also if you knew of a way to contact Sarah Gilbert and possibly others who also had identity-theft/profile-mixes with LinkedIn that would be appreciated!