Linkedin after blocking. Where is Linkedin? Installing the Tor browser
"War cannot be avoided, it can only be delayed - to the advantage of your opponent" Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527).
Small disposition:
According to Alexa, LinkedIn is one of the top 20 most popular websites in the world.
In June 2016, LinkedIn Corporation was bought by Microsoft Corporation for $26.2 billion.
The core team remained to manage and develop LinkedIn.
As a result of the published joint plans, LinkedIn is expected to be deeply integrated with other Microsoft products, primarily related to business, and become an even more powerful ecosystem for the business world, which has no analogues yet.
As soon as rumors began to appear about a possible blocking of Linkedin, they began to write to me and ask: what to do, how it will affect the work and where the data will go.
You need to understand correctly that blocking involves closing access in Russia at the level of providers, and nothing will happen to the data itself. The account remains as it was. Hence the joke that Linkedin will be blocked, and spam from it will remain. For some users, the application continued to work normally even after the blocking.
The blocking itself can be bypassed, for example, using anonymizers, as well as using a VPN, for example, in the Opera browser. To do this, you need to download the latest version of the browser (VPN is built into it), then in the settings, check the box next to the word VPN in the "security" section.
For more advanced users, the Tor browser can be used, but for beginners, it may not be safe.
Extensions for Google Chrome are also expected to appear, for example, to bypass the blocking of the rutracker site.
Sales and networking through Linkedin
I expect that some Russian companies and LinkedIn users in Russia will stop using the service due to the fact that they either do not know how to bypass the blocking, or do not want to spend time and effort on solving this problem. Before that, the social network was not as popular in Russian companies as, for example, in the USA, Europe, Australia and a number of Asian countries. And now, due to the blocking, there will be even fewer Linked users.
On the one hand, this increases the value of employees who continue to use LinkedIn despite the blocking. What the Vedomosti newspaper wrote about, for example, such a phrase “A new sign of a good specialist has already appeared - how often he updates his LinkedIn profile after blocking”, in fact, really determines the temperament of candidates, especially in the IT field. After all, bypassing the blocking is easy.
At the same time, if we are talking about selling services to foreign partners in Russia and the CIS, about networking and selling services, for example, then using LinkedIn will become even more valuable and will bring more income to those who continue to use it. Also, I assume that the cost of information, as well as the cost of attracting customers, can seriously increase due to reduced competition within the country.
A little about the domestic economy
The Titanic is sinking - this is a fact - and it is not yet clear how much more it will sink and when it will reach the bottom. It is not clear how likely it is that it will not sink or be raised, but so far so.
With the overall local economy shrinking, the LinkedIn block will hit even harder for companies that operate in the field of real business, not connected to the state budget or all kinds of grants. Accordingly, they will need a channel (or rather channels) where they can get orders from the real sector, especially from those countries where money is in abundance (again, the United States, some European countries, China, Singapore and others).
To put it simply, in Russia money is an expensive resource. Many companies (especially small ones) have an acute shortage of them. Due to the blocking of LinkedIn, the ease of obtaining finance, simple loans and attracting investments, including foreign ones, in Russian business has decreased dramatically.
Those who do not stop working on LinkedIn or other similar resources - people, companies, but continue to develop this direction, continue to work and attract companies where there is "cheap money", their value in the vastness of Russian business will increase dramatically, due to greater demand and a decrease in competition. The value of knowing how to work with this tool will be very high. Such specialists, if the blocking is not removed in the near future, will become akin to cool tops from global corporations. And companies using LinkedIn will hold their ground or even rise.
That is, it remains, in fact, to decide whether to adopt Link or not. And if you take it, then choose specialists in this topic, invest in them, choose a strategy of behavior and go ahead, to conquer the world! Well, or at least conquer the Forbes list.
Recently, I wrote a post about a possible blocking, in which I decided to express my opinion about the blocking of LinkedIn to the presidential adviser on the development of the Internet German Klimenko, who was my friend. At first he left my post on his page, but then apparently he was somehow “pressed” on him and he deleted both the post and himself from my contact list. This is approximately how the dialogue between entrepreneurs, experts and government officials is taking place now.
Apparently, the guys do not quite understand what LinkedIn is, what kind of resource it is, and how much such blocking hits the prestige of Russia. Perhaps they also do not understand that both Russians and Russian companies have spent a lot of money on promoting personal and corporate accounts, again, to bring our Russian business to the international level, and with access to international financial instruments.
And the reason is that LinkedIn does not comply with the requirements of Russian law to store users' personal data in Russia. Although, both Facebook and Twitter also ignored this requirement. There is clearly a dual approach.
I believe that German Klimenko and, in general, experts on the development of the Internet in Russia could understand the issue and prove that this will negatively affect many areas of business and (I’m not afraid to say a loud word) the whole Russian economy.
Also, strangely, the active participation of Olga Golodets, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and her persistent promotion of the Rostrud portal. She recommended that everyone dissatisfied with LinkedIn blocking look for work through the Jobs in Russia job database. Meanwhile, although LinkedIn helps to find a job, but this is only 10% of its capabilities. After all, LinkedIn is not a labor exchange.
LinkedIn is an international network that can hardly be replaced by a local social network or job exchange. It's like withdrawing from international relations and working only with rubles. Such a kind of "iron curtain". But then let's give up, for example, Apple and Microsoft products, and replace them with what?! Weak? And from foreign cars?!
It may sound naive, but it is foolish to refuse quality products without worthy analogues.
Of course, many in our country depend on state money and budgets, tenders, and free enterprise is becoming less and less, only the most nimble survive. So they are also trying to knock out one of the most effective ways to get and attract live customers and money for a free business.
Therefore, I recommend that specialists use blocking bypass with full moral justification. And companies that want to receive large international contracts should hire experts, agencies and continue to enjoy the benefits of the LinkedIn network.
Founder of smart solutions agency S4, evangelist of networking and business network LinkedIn
Good afternoon! Dear readers and guests of the blog site, surely many of you have already come across the situation more than once that some previously beloved site stops opening for you, most often these are torrent trackers, but there are also quite harmless resources, for example, linkedin.com. It is on him that I could not access from your internet provider. Today I will tell you why linkedin does not open and how to fix it. I think for many people who would like to post their resume, this will be very helpful.
Why is linkedin not opening?
If someone does not know what the linkedin.com resource is, then this
The world's largest network of professional contacts. Over 500 million members. Manage your professional online presence. Build your professional network and collaborate with its members. Get new knowledge, ideas and opportunities
In fact, this is an analogue of our hh.ru, but on a global scale, where any company can easily find the necessary employee. I wanted to have a profile there for a long time, but when I tried to open the site, I saw an error:
Can't access site
Timed out waiting for a response from the site www.linkedin.com.
Try doing the following:
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
I have already seen such an error and told you how this problem is solved on the DNS side, but this case did not fit there, since traffic was simply blocked to this resource on the provider side.
After a little googling and finding out why linkedin.com doesn’t open for me, I found out that this social network was included in the register of unscrupulous sites and all providers were obliged to block it, sadly, no one canceled the ways to get around this ban.
In order to open linkedin from Russia, you can use at least 3 methods, which I will discuss below, but of course there are many more.
- The first method is to use the onion TOR browser, read the detailed manual at the link. In a nutshell, this is a special browser that allows you to access the Internet from anywhere in the world, bypassing the prohibition of your provider. It looks like this when you open linkedin.com. You are building a chain of three nodes, on the third you go online and get access to the desired resource.
- The second method to open linkedin is to use the Browsec extension or its equivalent. As I described in detail, I advise you to look and install Browsec. Turn it on through the On switch and select the desired exit point, 4 countries can be used in the free version.
- The third method, to bypass the ban on opening the linkedin.com site, is to use free or paid Proxy servers, since there are a huge number of them. They are easily found in search engines. I told you in detail how to register a proxy in the browser, take a look. These are not tricky ways that can help you open linkedin from Russia or any other country. Create your resume there and look for the company you need.
LinkedIn is a powerful tool for job seekers. With the right strategy, this network will help you find the company of your dreams. Unfortunately, for many LinkedIn ... "does not work." But we can fix it!
About how to stop making the same mistakes and start effectively using the possibilities of this professional network, tells career development consultant, career coach and LinkedIn trainer
Olga Yurchenko.
LinkedIn gives you the opportunity to achieve your professional goals, but I often hear that it "does not work": "I opened a profile there, and nothing happens", "It's complicated and long." I see many users making the same mistakes on LinkedIn that hurt their professional development. But everything can be fixed, the main thing is to understand how this network works and what it can give to every professional.
Here are 7 mistakes that lead to failure and frustration on LinkedIn:
1. You don't have a goal.
2. You have a weak, incomplete profile or several identical profiles.
3. You got carried away with the "Anonymous profile" mode.
4. You don't know how to use all network settings.
5. Your contacts are only those whom you know well.
6. You don't know who and how to meet.
7. You don't know how to search for people, jobs or companies.
1. You don't have a goal
Recruiters joke: if you are not on social networks, then you do not exist. And LinkedIn is a social network for professional dating. Being an active user there does not mean that you are actively looking for a job. This means that you have a conscious approach to planning your career, you have professional goals (both your personal and in the context of the company), you know what you are striving for and what results you want to achieve.
Therefore, before creating a profile, formulate your professional goals and separately write out what you need to achieve them. I'm sure you'll find some of the answers to this question on LinkedIn.
2. You have a weak, incomplete profile or several identical profiles
The goal is set, you know why you are on LinkedIn and what you want to do there. So it's time to clean up your profile. Any user who visits your page (and this may be a colleague, potential employer, future partner or client) should understand who you are, what question you can ask and what you can offer.
When the profile is not filled out or, conversely, it contains a lot of unstructured information, it reads like this: "I don't care."
To make your profile clear and structured, fill in the main blocks. It will take you an hour, but you can always enhance it later and add new information..
It happens that you could accidentally sign up for LinkedIn twice using different email services. Check it out and keep only one profile. Don't confuse yourself and other people.
3. You got too carried away with LinkedIn Anonymous Mode
Yes, some users do have good reasons to remain anonymous or hide their place of work. But most often, I see that users are simply afraid of being fired and therefore hide their profile. Let me remind you: being on LinkedIn is not only about actively looking for a job, it is about the approach to your professional development.
If an anonymous member has viewed my profile, I do not have the opportunity to meet this person, such a member does not appear in the search results. So I don't see any advantage to being invisible (anonymous) if you choose to be on LinkedIn.
4. You don't know how to use all network settings
Take the time to experiment with the settings so you know what works best for you. This way you can turn off email messages if they distract you, or you want to turn off the “Profile display outside of LinkedIn” setting if this is your plan.
LinkedIn is set up by default to make you visible online. But you can always customize it the way you want.
5. Your contacts are only those whom you know well.
The strength of LinkedIn is in networking, in meeting new people. Therefore, if you create your network of contacts only from people you know, it will be difficult to achieve professional goals. LinkedIn is designed for people who are open to new acquaintances, ready to share information and be useful. By the way, the network will constantly help you with this through the functions “People you may know” or “Sync contacts via mail”.
6. You do not know who and how to meet
When you write down your professional goals, you will already understand what kind of people can help you achieve them. For some it will be recruiters, recruitment managers or heads of departments, for others it will be company executives. Think about how to find these people. See if there are people in your network who can recommend you.
I advise you to expand your network of contacts and learn how to get to know each other. Make it your rulesend a personalized message when contact is made, stating why you want to be friends. Sending a friend request to everyone in a row without a welcome message does not make sense. Yes, you will increase your network of contacts, but no one will know about you.Learn to introduce yourself and talk about yourself. Be helpful and act according to your goals.
7. You don't know how to search for people, jobs or companies
Most LinkedIn users get frustrated with finding key people or jobs, especially when they hit their profile view limit. But in the free version, there are many ways to find the person or job you want: through the search bar, through the news feed, through the "People you may know" and "Other members also looked" features.
LinkedIn uses its own search and ranking algorithms. So, if you and I enter the same search query, then our search results may be displayed differently. This is partly determined by profile, activity and contacts person.
I would like you to reconsider your attitude towards LinkedIn: write down your goals, make changes to your profile and send only personalized invitations. Then you will be able to appreciate all the possibilities of this social network.
On June 11, Olga Yurchenko will start a practical online course "Master LinkedIn in a month!" with webinars, practical exercises and homework assignments. Participants from the very first week of the course will start working on their profile, making useful contacts and developing their brand. Registration is open at the link: goo.gl/DGYGej
Photo: Robert Galbraith / Reuters
LinkedIn traffic in September this year amounted to 1.4 million people, which is 39% lower than in September 2016 (2.3 million people), before the blocking of the service in Russia. This is evidenced by the data of the Mediascope research company (prepared at the request of RBC; they take into account the number of people who accessed the social network at least once from a desktop, mobile device or mobile application during the specified period, among residents of cities with a population of more than 700 thousand people aged 12- 64 years old).
Providers began blocking LinkedIn in Russia in mid-November last year. The reason was the violation by the company of the law on personal data, according to which the personal data of Russians from September 1, 2015 must be stored and processed on the territory of the country. In August 2016, the Tagansky District Court of Moscow found the LinkedIn social network to have violated the law, against which it filed an appeal. However, on November 10 last year, the Moscow City Court rejected the complaint, and a week later Roskomnadzor sent an order to telecom operators to block LinkedIn in Russia.
Before the blocking, in October 2016, according to Mediascope, LinkedIn had 2.6 million users in Russia, in November - 2.5 million. However, in December, the resource's traffic decreased to 1.5 million people.
Similar statistics were provided by SimilarWeb to RBC. In October 2016, the number of unique LinkedIn users in Russia was 3.5 million people (desktop and mobile version in total). In November last year, this figure fell to 2.8 million, and in December - already to 1 million people. According to the results of October this year, the audience of the social network in Russia remained at the same level - the same 1 million users, according to SimilarWeb data.
In May 2017, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov, that the topic of resuming LinkedIn work in Russia could be raised in the fall. According to him, by this time Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn will be finalized and then "Microsoft will consider what it will do with LinkedIn." Then Zharov that LinkedIn's official position at present is that the company is unable to comply with Russian laws.
The Russian representative office of Microsoft declined to comment on the topic of blocking LinkedIn. “To date, LinkedIn has not contacted Roskomnadzor on the issue of resuming the dialogue,” the representative of the department noted in turn. At the time of writing, LinkedIn has not responded to RBC's questions.
Block non-blockable
The audience in Russia is kept not only by LinkedIn, but also by other blocked resources, for example, the popular torrent tracker RuTracker.org. Access to it in Russia was forever limited back in January 2016. As previously reported by RBC, according to SimilarWeb, a year later, in December 2016, the site recorded about 29.9 million visits from Russia compared to 52.9 million in December 2015. Over the past year, RutRacker's traffic has hovered around 38.8-29.9 million users.
Just like the neighbors
Similar statistics are observed in Ukraine, where on May 16, 2017, by decree of the President of the country, Petro Poroshenko, the activities of Russian companies were banned, including the Mail.Ru Group holding (with all its services, including the social networks VKontakte and Odnoklassniki) and Yandex ". Despite this, six months after the blocking of VKontakte, one of the most visited resources in the country. In the top of the most popular sites in October 2017, the Russian social network retains tenth place in terms of the number of unique users (in April, before blocking, it was second). It is ahead of Mail.Ru with the eighth place (earlier - the fourth) and Facebook with the fourth (in April - the eighth).
Irina Levova, director of strategic projects at the Internet Research Institute, told RBC that the statistics for the first half of the year show that it is impossible to completely block resources on the Internet. “As all experts predicted, people will continue to use their usual services using VPNs and other tools that allow you to easily bypass blocking,” she noted.
However, the Russian authorities hope that the situation can be corrected with the help of new legislation. On November 1, a law began to operate in Russia that regulates anonymizers, VPNs and other services that allow access to blocked sites. Now, if they do not independently block sites banned in Russia, they themselves will be blacklisted.
Like RBC Zharov, most VPN services have agreed to comply with the requirements of Roskomnadzor. “In Russia, there are 25-30 proxy and VPN services that are popular with the population. Among them are cameleo.ru, 2ip.ru, and others. They all expressed their readiness to comply with the law, and we did not have any misunderstanding in our conversation with them. It is clear that there are still hundreds of thousands of small and handicraft VPNs - in principle, it is not difficult to make such a service. But the law is focused primarily on the most popular services among citizens, ”he said, commenting on the law that is coming into force.
However, it is unlikely that even with the new legislation it will be possible to reduce the audience of blocked resources, experts are sure. “A significant number of large VPN services have already reported that they are not going to work with Roskomnadzor, and those users who wanted to have already installed the necessary programs for themselves,” said Karen Kazaryan, chief analyst of the Russian Association for Electronic Communications.
In the case of LinkedIn, the new law will also not work, he continues. “The social network has a certain audience. As a rule, these are professionals who are tied to international companies. It seems to me that nothing will change much, and with new discussions, traffic will even increase, as more people learn about the existence of VPN services, ”he summed up.
Blocking can catch any resource, even the most visited one. Unfortunately, the reasons for this are not always justified and understandable.
6 days ago, the blocking also hit LinkedIn in Russia.
According to a representative of Roskomnadzor:“LinkedIn is included in the register of violators of the rights of personal data subjects. This means that the site in Russia will be blocked" . The professional social network will receive a court decision one of these days.
We understand how important it is not to lose contacts and base and continue to promote in SMM. ?
Therefore, we have compiled some simple ways to get around the restrictions that higher powers can impose on your favorite sites and social networks.
5 Ways to Bypass LinkedIn Blocking
Change your browser settings
In order to bypass blocking sites, it is not necessary to install special applications. Some blocked sites open using "turbo mode".
In the Opera browser, the mode can be set manually by changing the VPN. Sometimes it opens automatically when the connection speed drops.
Refresh your browser. Select "Opera turbo" in the settings and check the box next to Enable VPN.
Other browsers, such as Yandex, also have such capabilities.
Install browser extensions
Chrome has the ability to use many extensions to help bypass LinkedIn blocking. This method is also not difficult.
Here are examples of such extensions:
- Zenmate . The correct version for your browser can be found directly on their Zenmate website. Download and install the extension. Everything is simple.
- TunnelBear Plugin will also open blocked sites without any problems. It can slow down the browser and will ask for an activation email address.
- FreeGate extension , which does not require registration, works only through dedicated proxy servers. This minimizes speed loss.
Bypass blocking sites using anonymizers
Special services - anonymizers - will help to hide your data from site owners and bypass blocking.
Go to such a resource and enter the address of the LinkedIn page you need. Using the settings, you can select the country through which the page will be displayed. Examples of anonymizers for LinkedIn - Hidemyass, Hideme or Ninjacloak . In this article, you can learn more about .
Work on Linkedin with KUKU.io
If you manage a Linkedin company page or post on your behalf, bypassing Linkedin blocking is another extra step. To reduce the time it takes to post on Linkedin, you can post without logging into the social network.
To do this, connect your profile and company page to KUKU.io. With KUKU.io, you can schedule and publish posts on Linkedin and 9 other social networks (Facebook, Vkontakte, Twitter, etc.) at the same time.
Bypass blocking and visit Linkedin once a day to check comments and chat with followers.
Log in from a mobile device
The same Zenmate, which is suitable for both Android and iOS, will open your resource without problems. Such a bypass of the blocking of the site can be done completely free of charge.
Buy "iron"
This method of bypassing the blocking will cost you a certain amount (about $100) because you will need to purchase a portable proxy server (Onion Pi). The proxy server passes traffic through the Tor system and distributes Wi-Fi.
If you know other effective ways to bypass the blocking of the social network LinkedIn and your other favorite sites, please tell us about them in the comments.