Comments on: LinkedIn Needs a Blocking Feature http://www.wolf-howl.com/ideas/linkedin-needs-a-blocking-feature/ Michael Gray rants on SEO the internet and media Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:58:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ExposureTim http://www.wolf-howl.com/ideas/linkedin-needs-a-blocking-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-51927 ExposureTim Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:36:59 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/ideas/linkedin-needs-a-blocking-feature/#comment-51927 In case LinkedIn is reading, here is another similar request: Please fix the dual-wildcard function of matching company names to anyone with a company name match plus additional start or ending words. My business was a generically-named .com and there are now plenty of companies that have similar names... so whenever I log in to LinkedIn I'm informed that they've found another dozen or so ex co-workers. Since we never had more than 9 staffers I know all these folks aren't a connection to me but I'm forced to scroll through the lists every time just in case one is in there. In case LinkedIn is reading, here is another similar request:

Please fix the dual-wildcard function of matching company names to anyone with a company name match plus additional start or ending words. My business was a generically-named .com and there are now plenty of companies that have similar names… so whenever I log in to LinkedIn I’m informed that they’ve found another dozen or so ex co-workers.

Since we never had more than 9 staffers I know all these folks aren’t a connection to me but I’m forced to scroll through the lists every time just in case one is in there.

]]> By: Michael Gray http://www.wolf-howl.com/ideas/linkedin-needs-a-blocking-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-51857 Michael Gray Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:45:29 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/ideas/linkedin-needs-a-blocking-feature/#comment-51857 >What happens if you delete the company from your profile? It looks like I was unemployed for 13 years :-) Yeah be a nice feature to have but not like I'm really hard to find without using linkedin >What happens if you delete the company from your profile?

It looks like I was unemployed for 13 years :-)

Yeah be a nice feature to have but not like I’m really hard to find without using linkedin

]]> By: rcjordan http://www.wolf-howl.com/ideas/linkedin-needs-a-blocking-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-51828 rcjordan Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:51:59 +0000 http://www.wolf-howl.com/ideas/linkedin-needs-a-blocking-feature/#comment-51828 Aahh, you want to flaunt your relationships within the matrix but selectively black out only certain squares throughout the grid when they intersect inconveniently? Sounds like some heavy-duty processing requirements on LinkedIn's side. What happens if you delete the company from your profile? Aahh, you want to flaunt your relationships within the matrix but selectively black out only certain squares throughout the grid when they intersect inconveniently? Sounds like some heavy-duty processing requirements on LinkedIn’s side.

What happens if you delete the company from your profile?

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