Comments on: LinkedIn Is Weak http://anand.biz/2006/06/16/linkedin-is-weak/ Thoughts on eBusiness, web strategy, and the net Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:17:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rick http://anand.biz/2006/06/16/linkedin-is-weak/#comment-653 Rick Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:15:52 +0000 http://anand.biz/?p=19#comment-653 I've found LinkedIn really beneficial as a business networking tool. I've used my network to get introduced to people in companies that I'm hoping to get work from or to work for. I receive requests from people who search for keywords in my skillset. I keep track of business contacts who move around. My connections include C-level officers, board members, venture capitalists, as well as engineers in my field. I'm guessing there aren't many CEO's who cruz MySpace.com - at least not for professional purposes. ;-) I’ve found LinkedIn really beneficial as a business networking tool. I’ve used my network to get introduced to people in companies that I’m hoping to get work from or to work for. I receive requests from people who search for keywords in my skillset. I keep track of business contacts who move around.

My connections include C-level officers, board members, venture capitalists, as well as engineers in my field.

I’m guessing there aren’t many CEO’s who cruz MySpace.com - at least not for professional purposes. ;-)

]]> By: mike http://anand.biz/2006/06/16/linkedin-is-weak/#comment-174 mike Sun, 18 Jun 2006 03:32:22 +0000 http://anand.biz/?p=19#comment-174 The utility of LinkedIn comes from connecting to those people whom have a pre-established relationship with, so they use a gated method of connecting, where you need to know the person's e-mail address. Is this the pain point you're facing? I would disagree that for LinkedIn to be relevant it needs to compete with MySpace. MySpace is d on social networking, whereas LinkedIn is focused on professional networking. People on My Space are adding people as friends whom they don't even know. As for being too corporate, I take it you haven't seen the LinkedIn magician? http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=team The utility of LinkedIn comes from connecting to those people whom have a pre-established relationship with, so they use a gated method of connecting, where you need to know the person’s e-mail address.

Is this the pain point you’re facing?

I would disagree that for LinkedIn to be relevant it needs to compete with MySpace. MySpace is d on social networking, whereas LinkedIn is focused on professional networking.

People on My Space are adding people as friends whom they don’t even know.

As for being too corporate, I take it you haven’t seen the LinkedIn magician?
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=team

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