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My LinkedIn account was hacked over the weekend. I learned three things: 1. Turn on two-factor. Duh. Not sure why this wasn't already on but it is now. 2. I rely on LinkedIn a lot more than I would have guessed. I met with a job candidate yesterday and couldn't check their profile before. I needed to send a message to a professional contact and don't have their email address. And I was SO nervous that my profile would be gone forever and I'd have to start over. 3. After four days of worrying what this nefarious intruder was doing with my profile, I was relieved/reassured to get in today and see they weren't trying to sabotage me or my company. Hardly. They weren't even making big edits to my profile (aside from the profile photo, name and location). They were straight-up just targeting middle-aged men, luring them to What's App with a "hot" profile pic of someone named "Catherine Smith". Of course. Only a few guys took the initial bait and engaged in conversation. But no one went far enough to share contact info (at least I don't think). Good job, guys! Happy LinkedIn-ing, everyone. Be safe out there! **Sharing an AI-generated photo of me to show that not all bots are up to no good.

LinkedIn needs to start vetting its "creators". 𝗡𝗼𝘄. People wake up, type random large numbers, and 𝗹𝗶𝗲 on the internet. Here is the step-by-step full-time job of "people" like Matt Gray: 1. Claim impossible levels of success 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 the slightest bit of evidence     2. Anytime someone challenges their POV or questions their credibility, 75,000 bronamaths with slightly smaller manbuns call you a heretic. 3. Offer 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 tips like "watch the same 11 Ted Talks on repeat", and "post content every day" like  4. Hire someone to use 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗚𝗣𝗧 to respond to other creators doing the same thing, and a few "lucky" fans in the comments section as if they're Lebron James. 5. Ask you to 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 to a newsletter, a newsletter about newsletters, and a newsletter course to write your newsletter on newsletters until you're 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲. These accounts are one of two things, or both: (a) LinkedIn-generated AI bots designed to create cross-platform guilt/anxiety and give people the impression they'll need to pay for engagement, or (b) the actual biggest frauds the Internet's ever seen. We're party to a strange era. Simply because anything on the internet 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 be fraudulent, some people are building meta-businesses that are so many levels removed from the original point of fraud that nobody can trace it back to the beginning. By design, the original point you can't see... Point...see.... Ponzi.

I was not aware of this feature on LinkedIn! Yesterday, got a notification on Gmail that my account storage is full! So, out of curiosity, started to see what was eating up my space. To my surprise, the account was full of messages from linkedin and other social media accounts 😬 How come I never noticed it🤔 Nevermind, then started the search to find a way to stop any such notifications in future. After some struggle, I was able to Crack the code! So, in case you too were unaware of this, follow the below guidelines to prevent unwanted emails in your account. Go to Linkedin profile ➡️ settings ➡️ notifications ➡️ posting and commenting ➡️ comments and reactions ➡️ email (sent on your primary email) ➡️ off! Done! Now, deleting the emails to clear up some space in my account😥 PS: Do you know any hack to delete emails in bulk! I'll highly appreciate your inputs! #justlifeslittlestruggles #technologyandme

This is worth a repost. Folks, vet the #sources. Differentiate between primary and secondary research - opinion and fact - which is a critical differentiation between real journalism, market research and an educated op ed. Understand the difference between a marketing piece, research, and shared story. And crap that people publish for clicks and to pump their name. Go against said "expert" and you are blasted as a negative naysayer hurting said vaulted phony-baloney. Real experts seriously don't have time to publish, uh, because they are too busy practicing their expertise. Consider that. I share a mix of things which I noticed not many people except Nadine Cukierman pays attention to (thank you Nadine!). I actually have some pretty serious marketing/biz dev, go-to-market, entrepreneurial and startup experience. I mix it up to show the human side also - my "dumb personal father stories" are a way to honor him (a truly great father)- and, folks, no #AI. PLUS - you can't be a great sales/marketer without genuine #storytelling. I have seen outright #frauds, #inexperienced people, slick #consultants, etc get more followers and views and as he said - they are spreading absolute and utter crap. Please, be #smarter than that. #fakejournalism #everyoneisanexpert #bullshit #fraud #marketing

"𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿..." Lately I have been getting multiple invitations to connect, all using seemingly legitimate in-platform tools, from highly dubious accounts. What arouses suspicion is that they all look the same, with the above mentioned characteristics. Blocking with reporting doesn't help (especially since LinkedIn decreased employees year-on-year). The only help at this point is to go into your settings and making things more stricter. https://lnkd.in/e8GrWMBf

#LinkedIn is flooded with "authors" that are nothing but hustlers. You need to learn to recognise them or you will find yourself dragged into one of their "engagement loop" posts: there, they will either gather the info of everyone who comments or they will reach out to some with the purpose of selling them something. Red flags (they are clues, not proof): - Their header is something like "Helping...", "I help...", or similar. Not a real job title. - They have the "Book an appointment" or the "Request services" link under their name. Many legitimate professionals have those, too, so beware. - Their posts are always about "the latest-latest-current thing" that everyone is talking about because they aim to generate engagement in their post. Sometimes there's a legitimate reason, sometimes they're just after views to peddle their products. - Their posts sound like (not mutually exclusive): Bible parables, heart-wrenching stories, impossible success stories. In one sentence, they look like Facebook posts. That's because, like most FB posts, they have the hidden aim to generate engagement among gullible people. - They send you a DM or a connection request way too soon and for no apparent reason (sometimes we all do that but watch for subtle differences). I'm sure that there are people who can help expand this list. Until LinkedIn doesn't do something to regulate this, we need to peel our eyes. These "authors", together with bots, hackers, fake recruiters and trolls are seriously damaging the image of this site.

LinkedIn please make a setting where we can "review all tags before allowing them to link to our profile in someones post". Or possibly white-list certain members or types of members. I get tagged in LinkedIn spam at least four times a week, but I also occasionally get tagged in good and helpful posts. I don't want to turn it off for everyone, but I am annoyed by how frequent it has gotten that people try to use my profile to boost their post. For example I will often get tagged in the comments of a post that has nothing to do with me. Like about how to randomize data in R. Someone will comment something random, and then someone else will comment "Good idea Annie Nelson" ????????? Not to mention all of the random posts where someone mentions work they did and then tags 50 random people. Y'all, spam tagging like that HURTS your reach unless all of those people comment on your post. Stop. I untag myself as soon as I see the notification.

Tried adding the verify badge that Linkedin keeps pushing. Tip: doesn't work. It's super simple they said. This will help you get more traffic to your profile they said. The process seemed surprisingly straightforward until I got an error at the end of the process without any feedback and a call to action to contact support. 🦧 Reality: I wasted 15 minutes and feel dumb for sharing my personal data with some third party verification company with absolutely no benefit. 💡 Lesson: If you keep pushing for features, make sure these work or at least provide some useful feedback so users don't feel stupid for wasting their time.

Account restriction and disable. Today, we discuss the reasons behind the restriction and disabling of your ads account. If you create a page or ads manager account without verifying your identity, your account may be restricted or disabled. In this case study, you will need to undergo a review process and follow the ID confirmation procedure, providing your NIC or passport details. Your ID will be confirmed within 48 hours. *Note: Your Facebook account should be at least 6 months old. Personal experiences: 1: Creating a page with the same name as your profile may prevent your account from being restricted. 2: Using your agency name may lead to account restriction or disablement, requiring you to follow the mentioned procedure. 3: If your ID confirmation is not successful through the above procedure, you should seek manual assistance from the support team, explaining all your issues. Hope this clears things up. If you're still facing issues and need help solving them, feel free to ask me.