Wednesday, September 21, 2011

LinkedIn Retreats in Privacy Flap

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LinkedIn Corp. backed away from an advertising product that used members' photos and recommendations, marking a rare privacy gaffe for the social network.

The professional networking site, which has 120 million profiles, has largely been able to stay out of the spotlight over privacy issues that affected social media sites such as Facebook Inc.

In late June, LinkedIn began testing a new form of advertising it called "social ads" that shared users' public actions, like recommendations or following companies, in a commercial format. The ads would show a ...

LinkedIn Corp. backed away from an advertising product that used members' photos and recommendations, marking a rare privacy gaffe for the social network.

The professional networking site, which has 120 million profiles, has largely been able to stay out of the spotlight over privacy issues that affected social media sites such as Facebook Inc.

In late June, LinkedIn began testing a new form of advertising it called "social ads" that shared users' public actions, like recommendations or following companies, in a commercial format. The ads would show a ...



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