Scrutinizing Social Software Spam
It just occurred to me that the only time I ever receive LinkedIn invitations from someone is when they have recently left their job and are looking for work. Could there be a hidden meaning in other social software email invites? I’m not particularly well-qualified to say, since I’m not popular enough to get invited to much of anything. But here’s an attempt nonetheless:
What they say: “I want to be your connection on LinkedIn…”
What they mean: “I can’t find a job.”
What they say: “I’m inviting you to join my personal and private community at Friendster…”
What they mean: “I can’t get a date.”
What they say: “orkut - Invitation to join…”
What they mean: “I’ll play with anything at work to avoid actual work.”
What they say: “I have invited you to Flickr…”
What they mean: “I’ve burned out my friends and family with my incessant output of digital photos, so now I have to force them on strangers.”
What they say: “I’m inviting you to keep in touch on Multiply…”
What they mean: “How do you turn this damn thing off!?”
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