FURIOUS AT LINKEDIN - OPEN LETTER

 After receiving dozens of messages and even emails like this below, I am demanding @LinkedIn to safeguard female members from this type of approach. Here is what I had to write to LinkedIn:

Hello, I am furious about these types of emails or messages I receive - and I want you to STOP IMMEDIATELY TO GIVE OR SELL MY EMAIL ADDRESS TO ANYONE !!!

See a sample of one of the emails I receive below.  Should this not stop I will report LinkedIn to the authorities and also to any and all media outlets !!!

I reported this kind of behavior of some male members already, and there were posts of other female members, complaining about this issue.  Nothing happens so far on LinkedIn's site...

As LinkedIn is responsible for the safety of its members - TAKE ACTION !!!
I am sure, these people are sending emails like this to many other female members.

Best regards,  Doris 

David Campbell <dacampbell0811@gmail.com>

Wed, Feb 9, 4:18 PM (3 days ago)

to me

Hello there, Thanks for accepting my request on LinkedIn. I was actually searching for an acquaintance when I came across your profile picture on LinkedIn. You have such an interesting profile picture on Linkedin and it caught my attention.I must confess you are pretty and this is me being honest and not just mere flattery. I hope no offence is taken, I understand Linkedin is a business networking and not a dating website. It will be nice to get to know each other and perhaps, become friends if only you are single and interested in communicating more and sharing more about me with you. I do believe everything is possible if we put our mind and heart together just like I believe that good things can be found in the least places. I will wait for your response.

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Generous Offer: 
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Writing on LinkedIn for More Exposure

John White

Founder and CMO, Social Marketing Solutions@juanblanco76 

wrote a very useful article on Inc.com that the LinkedIn Editors recently changed their Twitter handle.  
They changed it from @LinkedInPulse to: tip @LinkedInEditors.
However, they forgot to let LinkedIn members know about their new Twitter handle. John White explained:

"In the past, writers would compose a tweet for their post and then include the words "tip @LinkedInPulse." The editors wrote a post in the official Writing on LinkedIn group explaining the process. Mentioning their Twitter handle triggers a notification of your tweet to the editors on LinkedIn via their Twitter account and alerts them to your post. I didn't see any announcement from them, and I searched all over. It seems that LinkedIn's Editors just changed their Twitter handle one day and didn't tell anyone.  Many LinkedIn writers still tweeting their posts to the old Twitter handle not knowing that there is nobody on the other end.  If you want to increase the likelihood of a LinkedIn editor seeing your posts, make sure to tweet them to "tip @LinkedInEditors" (make sure to put a single space between the word  tip and @LinkedInEditors)."

Thanks, Mr. White

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Do you own a Small Publishing Business?

If you are a small business person, not only in publishing, but also in other fields - from trades, retail, media, to all the consulting businesses, such as lawyers, architects or accountants - and do not have a blog, LinkedIn offers a sensational platform that can be used for free. 

If you DO have a blog, you have the opportunity to connect your LinkedIn platform with your existing blog to drive new traffic and attention to your platform!  Posts on LinkedIn which you publish will appear as part of your professional profile

More and more Social Media sites open publishing platforms to all its members.  Every member has these publishing privileges.  Posts you publish will appear as part of your professional profile. From there they can be shared with your immediate networks.

As one writer said:  “Just another thing to keep traditional media awake at night.”
What about you?  Are you going to publish/duplicate your blog on LinkedIn? 

Read more: 
http://savvybookwriters.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/own-a-small-publishing-business/

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