propagating change
I've been on Linked in for over 2 years. Most of the time it just set there, occasionally I would get or send an invite to someone I met.
At work, I have brought up a subject of using LinkedIn a few times, with not much response. Most people could not care less. Then I left, and in the parting email I suggested we keep in touch via LinkedIn.
It has barely been a few weeks, but most of my old group has created LinkedIn profiles now. Even those who have been at the same job for years and did not seem to care neither about networking nor about keeping in touch created profiles. Suddenly I got a bunch of invites, and a number of recommendation requests. I also get to see how all these people connect to each other, expanding their network with each passing day.
I just wish I knew why the parting email mentioning LinkedIn was so much more persuasive, than me talking about it while I was still part of the group.
Disclaimer:
I am not connected to LinkedIn in any way other than being a user of the professional networking site www.linkedin.com.
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Catching the futurist wave
Catching the futurist wave is what LinkedIn is all about. Door64 is a perfect example of how social networking works and the future benefits are yet to evolve. But I'm expecting to commute to Austin a few times a month now as a result.
As for LinkedIn, I got serious about it in April when I stumbled across an alumni site from a company I worked at in the late 70's (!!!) and noted that some of my old friends were part of LinkedIn. Since then, LinkedIn has led me to three potential business contracts and to two new investor contacts. LinkedIn is a tool...a pretty powerful one at that.
The value of Door64 in my opinion as a "local village" or society of tech people...the future is ahead.