LinkedIn is a Virus

Re:LinkedIn is a Virus by BudVVeezer on Monday March 11, 2013 @02:15PM (#5358603)

Am I the only one who read that and thought "perhaps you should have paid attention to what you were doing?" I know it sounds dickish, but seriously, why not own up to the fact that not every user interface is tailored to you, and that sometimes you are fallible?

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Re:LinkedIn is a Virus by matthaughey on Monday March 11, 2013 @02:24PM (#5358663)

I wish I took screenshots, but honestly my memory is I only saw six invites to review and in tiny 10px text below the "connect now" button was a thing saying (and also 1,132 more).

For what it's worth, a designer that works on this feature tweeted an apology and said they should add a warning, as it was way more common than intended.

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Re:LinkedIn is a Virus by scanr on Monday March 11, 2013 @02:33PM (#5358717)

Linkedin is very motivated to design their interface in such a way to ensure that they collect as many members and connections as possible. In other words, I believe they specifically design their interface so as to make it more likely that this mistake will be made.

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Re:LinkedIn is a Virus by unreal37 on Monday March 11, 2013 @02:19PM (#5358620)

I'd like to see screenshots of the interface before judging if its deception or user error. Also, sounds like it had a positive effect on your life - old friends happy to hear from you.

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Re:LinkedIn is a Virus by adamman on Monday March 11, 2013 @02:36PM (#5358741)

It's a form that is intended to trick people. You should have to check all the people you want to email rather than uncheck.

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