Now LinkedIn Will Let You Leave Voicemail Messages (zdnet.com)

LinkedIn has been trying to make its business networking platform more like Facebook of late, with features like presence, and Google-like smart replies. Now, it's introducing voice messages just like Facebook and Facebook-owned WhatsApp. From a report: "Whether you're responding while walking or multitasking, or need to give an in-depth explanation, voice messages let you more easily and quickly communicate in your own voice with your connections," LinkedIn said in a blog. Personally, I loathe having to open voice messages on WhatsApp and have never received one on Facebook Messenger, but for the sender, at least, such services can be helpful if they're on the go and can't stop to type a message. And that's LinkedIn's justification for releasing the feature. LinkedIn thinks its new option will be a time-saver for users who find typing laborious in some situations. On the downside, this feature could rapidly become a real pain for those who already get bombarded with written messages from strangers promoting products and services on LinkedIn Messages.

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High time it costs them money to contact me

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

The cost of communication falling has made spamming possible.

I would like some communication platform that charges people sending voice mail, email, regular mail whatever some cash. And share part of the the cash with me. Users should be able to set a price too. "Video promotions, $2 a minute, Audio promotions, 0.10 a minute. Text messages 10 cents. Emails with pdf text, 25 cents. Audio promotions 1$ a minute, limit 2 minutes. Video promotions 5$ a minute, 1 minute max". The service will collect fees from senders take its cut and give the rest to me.

I could whitelist friends and family. But still they should pay very nominal fees to the service, not to the recipient, to cut down the stupid forwards.