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Google+: Another Technology Time Sink
Google+ reminds me that just because the technology exists, that doesn't mean you need to use it.
LinkedIn Lets Me Opt Out
Last week I complained that LinkedIn's new privacy policy lets them use your image and name for their ads and the opt-out links didn't work. I sent LinkedIn email on Friday telling them their opt-out system didn't work. I didn't hear anything, so Monday I wrote a letter to their legal department, and sent it to their legal notification address on Tuesday. Today, I received a straight-forward response from a paralegal at LinkedIn giving me an opt-out link that works.
Spam Slowing Down
Symantec is reporting a sharp drop in the number of spam messages sent out since July, 2010 when 90% of all messages were spam. Today, they are recording only 73% as spam.
Obviously it’s not time to throw away the spam filters, especially when your email address is on the Internet for business purposes. I use Spam Arrest and based on the statistics chart for my account this morning, I’m way above 90% spam in the past 30 days. So, your spam results may vary.
Check out what’s been done about spam and why the counts are falling.
LinkedIn Makes You Be Their Pitchman
Linked-In's privacy policies now say that they can use you for their ads and their opt-out method doesn't work!
At Least Read the Spam You’re Sending
Worst spam of the week (but, it's only Tuesday).