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[jackthebear]

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@KathyPet wrote:

i keep getting requests from people to connect with them on Linked In.  I do not even know what Linked In is exactly.  I know someone told me it was more used in a business environment to help job seekers reach  professional contacts in their field., that is all I know about it. I do not have a LinkedIn account nor do I want one. I already have a Facebook account which I seldom use.  Most off the people who want me to,connect on LinkedIn are already Facebook friends.    What is this LinkedIn?  Why do I need it?  What should I do about these invitations?   isn't this entire thing going too far?

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just ignore them, LinkedIn has a function that it will send invitations to people and probably it has not been turned off.  Not a big deal and it's not a hacking situation  I get them too

ETA; when my husband set his up I made sure to turn off the functions that looks at your address book to send out those emails

[itiswhatitis]

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@jackthebear wrote:

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@KathyPet wrote:

i keep getting requests from people to connect with them on Linked In.  I do not even know what Linked In is exactly.  I know someone told me it was more used in a business environment to help job seekers reach  professional contacts in their field., that is all I know about it. I do not have a LinkedIn account nor do I want one. I already have a Facebook account which I seldom use.  Most off the people who want me to,connect on LinkedIn are already Facebook friends.    What is this LinkedIn?  Why do I need it?  What should I do about these invitations?   isn't this entire thing going too far?

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just ignore them, LinkedIn has a function that it will send invitations to people and probably it has not been turned off.  Not a big deal and it's not a hacking situation  I get them too

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You're right.  I've been on LinkedIN for a very long time.  What it does is create relationships based on your area of expertise.  The many people in one of your contacts puts you closer to those contacts as well.  In other words, its one big networking site which proves to be wonderful for working professionals and everyone else in between.

[colliemom4]

I've heard of women being harassed on linkedin, but that was just a couple of people. It's very popular, and I've never heard anything else bad about it. 

[Moonchilde]

It's a job networking site for professionals. If you don't work, it has no relevance at all.

I signed up when I was working but never used the site or connected with anyone else I knew who was on it.

I still get ads on FB  "do you know", etc. because there must be cross-reference, as with many sites. Just ignore it