I've been a member of Linkedin from a long time, but only recently I have found out that there is a huge community of people who have taken the time and effort to share best practices about how to use linkedin to further extend their network and business success.
These are:
Go ahead, check them out. In case you are wondering why should anyone connect to anyone out of one's strong connections, here is a good article to read, The Strength of Weak Ties (and in a pdf format) by Granovetter.
Thanks Gautam. I would not have thought to look in yahoo groups for this content. I'm also a Linkedin member, and both Michael Specht and I have blogged on on-line networks in recent months.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gaut. I appreciate your having linked to me on OpenBC and LinkedIn. But come to think of it, I actually sent you a request for contact last week and didn't hear back. Canadian Headhunter
ReplyDeleteThere's a tension between social networks and actually *networking* where you learn who people are and can trust their professionalism and trust them with *your* reputation (which applies because a bad recommendation reflects on you too). I chew on this at my own site, actually:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.intuitive.com/blog/expanding_the_limits_of_social_networking_my_linkedin_power_forum.html
ps; I'm also a member of LinkedInBloggers and MPLF.
Oops. let's make that link clickable:
ReplyDeleteLimits of social networking