I notified 7 of my contacts that they have been “pounded”. I don’t think they could know that they had been “pounded” by any other method than by someone telling them. (The commercial “even you best friends won’t tell you” comes to mind. Yeah, I know, too much teevee!)
So why don’t you check your LinkedIn contacts and see if any are pounded. (Maybe I’ve been pounded and I don’t know it?) It seems like a cheap way to add value to your networking relationships.
Here’s what I sent:
Your profile has been sent to the “dog pound” by LinkedIn. I think you need to take some action on that, but I don’t know what to tell you.
Is Your Profile Ending Up In The Linkedin Dog Pound?
Posted by: “Vincent Wright”
Tue Nov 7, 2006 10:01 pm (PST)
Because of the way the symbol for it is pronounced, I think of the “#” Section of Linkedin’s Remove Connections as “The Dog Pound” . (Some may think this a good name for certain types of profiles. :-))
In case you’re not familiar with the “#” Section on Linkedin, it’s located at the end of the alphabetized list of your contacts at: http://www.linkedin.com/connections?displayBreakConnections
You and I cannot place any contacts in this area. Profiles are assigned there by Linkedin’s contact algorithm based on certain types of elements
being present in the name field – I believe.
Food For Thought: Some people may use this as a way to clean up “weak” connections en masse. If this happens, your profile may unintentionally be removed even by a connection who may know you pretty well as a “strong” connection.
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Thanks!
Vincent Wright
Chief Encouragement Officer
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