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This quote made me laugh - "LinkedIn creates friction by preventing users from communicating with distant connections. This ensures that users do not receive u
by katpas 10y ago
This quote made me laugh -
"LinkedIn creates friction by preventing users from communicating with distant connections. This ensures that users do not receive unsolicited messages. This also allows LinkedIn to offer frictionless access (OpenMail) as a premium value proposition."
I'd say my inmail is 95% unsolicited messages from people who have bought access.
- hammock 10y agoThen it's working as intended. The only unsolicited messages you get are ones that were paid for.
- pavel_lishin 10y agoWasn't that one of the suggestions for removing spam, by having every email sent cost something (proof of work, receipt of payment, etc?)
- katpas 10y agoI read that phrase as meaning the degrees of connection feature is a way to stop users receiving unsolicited messages, something which contributes to the reverse network effects the author talks about. Having the paid, 'message indiscriminately' feature undermines that. So if the intention is to reduce unsolicited messages to reduce spam then it doesn't work. I think the intention actually is to reduce spam from those who don't pay for it. So yes, working as intended.
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