Aw: Re: Collaborative Articles on LinkedIn - Thoughts?

[e -dot- dickinson -at- gmx -dot- net]

   I think that providing content for free is not necessarily a bad thing.
   The internet and many many fora and chat groups from the still working
   IRC even, helped me a lot in learning new techniques and mastering
   them. I like to give back what I received, in a way. I also think it
   depends on the organization or company.
   For me, LinkedIn is a place that has lots of people and companies
   around I find interesting to connect with. I use it too, to show my
   expertise in our field of work, technical communication, technical
   documentation.
   I also think that each person should decide for themselves what they
   are ready to do - would like to avoid.
   Apart from downright illegal actions! A no go.

   That's why I appreciate the information on the layoff of so many
   people. I also think, remembering history, the pattern is familiar -
   for example the time when cars became part of human life, a lot of
   professions related to horse keeping and carriage driving became
   extinct.
   I think we need to face AI and its implications, stop illegal and
   unethical uses - and get training to be prepared.

   Kind Regards
   Nina


   Gesendet: Dienstag, 05. Dezember 2023 um 23:12 Uhr
   Von: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
   An: "Tony Chung" <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca>, e -dot- dickinson -at- gmx -dot- net
   Cc: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
   Betreff: Re: Collaborative Articles on LinkedIn - Thoughts?
   It's one thing when a request for information comes from some
   accredited
   edu organization or a professional society or site one has joined with
   the expectation of knowledge exchange (for example, techwr-l). But when
   it comes from some place that is clearly a for-profit enterprise, it's
   pretty much a given that you are being asked to work or provide
   marketable content for free.
   Gene Kim-Eng
   On 12/5/2023 7:34 AM, Tony Chung wrote:
   > As if on cue, I saw this on LinkedIn today:
   >
   > Quote from Joseph Perry:
   >
   > LinkedIn laid off their entire content team and is now trying to
   trick you
   > into doing their work for free because Microsoft over invested in AI.
   That
   > is why you've been "invited to contribute to this collaborative
   article." I
   > promise LinkedIn doesn't actually value your credentials. Don't give
   social
   > media companies free labor.
   >
   >
   [1]https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lousyhacker_linkedin-laid-off-their-e
   ntire-content-team-activity-7136813781573083136-Q1QD
   >
   > Well... maybe I won't be so free with providing my content.
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References

   1. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lousyhacker_linkedin-laid-off-their-entire-content-team-activity-7136813781573083136-Q1QD
   2. http://www.avast.com/
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