Re: LInked In And Endorsing

**T* M* G* J* <i*@mainegardenjournal.com>**

I have never asked anyone to endorse me but out of the blue, people do! I suspect that LinkedIn sends out requests.
When I joined initially,  the LinkedIn folks indicated that some of the people on my contact list were members and asked if I wanted to invite them to connect with me. I thought, well Geez, if they're already members, sure! Well, every single person on my contact list was sent an email with a request to connect with me on LinkedIn. A year later, I still have people telling me that they're sorry, they don't use LinkedIn.  (They're still regularly getting requests.) 

I want to add that I have several of my other email addresses in my contact list... and, a year later, I'm still getting invitations to connect with myself. I think that somehow, when you give LinkedIn permission to use your contact list, they hijack the whole list and continue to use it - forever and ever. I don't know how to stop them!  Be warned.

Lisa

 Lisa Colburn
The Maine Garden Journal
PO Box 125
Orono, ME 04473

Tel: (207) 866-3861   www.MaineGardenJournal.com
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>________________________________
> From: Doug Green <gardeningemail@gmail.com>
>To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org> 
>Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 11:22 AM
>Subject: [GWL] LInked In And Endorsing
> 
>OK - help me out here.  I don't really use Linked In and don't see it as
>much value to me as a self-employed writer  - I see it as mostly a
>professional job-hunting etc etc social network.  My energy goes to places
>where the bulk of consumers hang out.  But since the GWA conference,
>there's been a raft of "endorsements" coming in.  Did somebody tell you
>this should happen? LOL    And by doing it, what's the purpose?  What's the
>end-game of endorsements or using LinkedIn?  If one of you would clue me in
>on this, I'd be grateful.
>
>thanks
>
>Doug
>
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