Episode 84. Outrage at new groups features

News

• LinkedIn agree to payout $13m to disgruntled users who feel their email contacts have been spammed.


• LinkedIn and Microsoft announce deeper integration with Cortana.


• Bond announce deeper integration with LinkedIn for their recruiting database product Adapt

Commentary

• New LinkedIn messages function update, originally covered in episode 82.
  
  
  
  • Muting conversation only stops the email notification.
  
  
  • Email alerts for messages seem to be random and inconsistent.
  
  
  • 'Forward profile' feature is broken but there is ahack solution, just delete the https:// in the url of the profile you want to forward.
  
  
  • LinkedIn, you arseholes! article
  
  
  • Quick reply option in received InMail