Business - Written by Mike Dover on Monday, April 7, 2008 17:21 - 5 Comments
But I don’t want to join another social network, nice though the abattoir is
I’m a serious LinkedIn user and a casual fan of the Facebook, but that’s it…I’m not hiring anymore. Fact is, the two of them do the job. LinkedIn has my business contacts and enough about me that people need to know. Facebook has now turned up most of the women I dated i high school (full disclosure: Zuckerberg didn’t need to assign a lot of server space for that). I have up to date contact info on Plaxo Plus, but I’m not going to invite people or join any groups. And it’s none of Plaxo’s damn business what “I’m up to.”
In the past week I’ve been invited to join three more networks: BlueChipExpert, Reunion.com, and Naymz (note, I am not adding hyperlinks, look them up yourself if you want). The last one bills itself as “powering reputable professionals.” Reunion.com wants to tease me with a salvo of “finding out who else is looking for me.” Sorry folks, you are too late. I’m sure you have a Powerpoint deck that you use to pitch VCs about how you only need 10% of Facebook, etc to provide an excellent ROI, but I’m not interested. If people want to find me…they can on one of the leading sites.
For those not savvy geeky enough to recognize the reference from the blog title, it is explained here.
5 Comments
Dan Herman
Today I was invited to konnects which looks like LinkedIn but with a few improvements. Yes, most new tools are a waste of time, but some have proven to be better than older versions (like Gmail after Yahoo).
Mike Dover
Interesting point Fernan. Gmail is good (sometimes a little creepy). I’d only adbandon LinkedIn for something that is a lot better AND allows me to import my LinkedIn contacts.
I checked it out and it seems focussed on job search, which makes an interesting dillema. Is it ok to use it while at work? LinkedIn is networking (which, of course, could lead to job search) so it offers a lot of business applications.
Still, essentially it means that your resume and some nice references are available for millions of people to see…employers are not all happy about that. Most accept it though…better, say, than leaving your resume face down on the photocopier in 1992.
I am with you 100% on all that you say here. LinkedIn with a touch of Facebook just to convey the impression I am quasi-hip.
imran
We agree or what? Here’s my strategy
3 social networking I visit daily:
Facebook, Forums (that I administer), Twitter
2 sites that have my ‘static’ info
Plaxo, linnkedIn
1 fun Project to do (facebook app)
1 new tech to study (LINQ)
more than that is
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Had you not corrected yourself and added geeky rather than savvy I was headed upstairs to deliver your pocket protector.