Re: Just closed
> A recent set of emails from LinkedIn would suggest that yes, they still have some details (e.g. email addy) related to the account i closed about 4 years ago.
> That might have been no more than a last minute drive to boost member numbers before the takeover, but we'll probably never know.
That would be a sleazy way to pump up the value of the LI assets: grab a list of all the email addresses ever used for LI accounts and tout those as users of the site. (Just never mention how many of those email addresses are for defunct accounts.) It would not surprise me in the least if this tactic were found to be widely used when setting rates for advertisers on sites like LI, FB, and the like.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
