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The most laughable 'feature' used to prompt users to upgrade to a premium profile is the attempted obfuscation of 3rd party connections. Step 1: Find a 3rd par
by Peroni 13y ago
The most laughable 'feature' used to prompt users to upgrade to a premium profile is the attempted obfuscation of 3rd party connections.
Step 1: Find a 3rd party connection whose name is displayed as First Name + Surname Initial (eg. Steve B.). You'll find that none of their work history is displayed.
Step 2: On the right you will see a list of "People who viewed this profile also viewed..." Click on someone who works for the same company or has a similar job title.
Step 3. On this new profile take another look at the "People who viewed this profile also viewed..." list and 99% of the time you will see the original obfuscated profile with the full name on display. Go ahead and click on their name.
Step 4: View their full name & profile without any need for upgrading.
- serendipitee 13y agoOh, this is awesome. Would you mind if I included this workaround in the post? If so, is there a link I can include to give you credit?
- Peroni 13y agoBy all means. You can link to my twitter handle @StevieBuckley. Great piece btw.
- serendipitee 13y agoThanks! And I updated the post with your steps. I hope you don't mind that I changed "third party connections" to "third degree connections."
- Peroni 13y ago...to get users to upgrade to Premium is the ability to third degree connections Missing the word 'view'
- serendipitee 13y agoDerp. Fixed.
- mathattack 13y agoBe careful. If this gets out they'll shut it down. :-)