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> getting new users to accept invites was incredibly important to us So important that you resorted to every dark pattern in the book, it seems. I'm not exagge
by dkersten 6y ago
> getting new users to accept invites was incredibly important to us
So important that you resorted to every dark pattern in the book, it seems. I'm not exaggerating when I say that I don't know any of my tech friends who haven't had a bad experience with linkedin tricking them into spamming invites or similar.
- lpolovets 6y agoI'm very frustrated by dark patterns, too. IIRC those came well after I left the company in 2005, and I'm disappointed they're there. I think trying to get users to spam invites is especially annoying and lame: https://twitter.com/lpolovets/status/953059635522502656 https://twitter.com/lpolovets/status/953059635522502656
- dkersten 6y agoI'm glad you agree and weren't part of it! Apologies for suggesting you were.
- GlennS 6y agoSomewhat surprised Microsoft haven't done something about this since they bought LinkedIn. It surely doesn't reflect well on their brand. Are people at Microsoft OK with working alongside people who do this scummy stuff?
- prteja11 6y agoActually this is a perfect fit. Microsoft is a big user of dark patterns - many examples of how they push windows 10 telemetry and other products like browsers, Microsoft teams installations are well documented. It’s almost like a match made in heaven. https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-google-and-microsoft-trick-people-into-sharing-personal-data-report-says/ https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-google-and-microsoft-tric...