LinkedIN - how many folks use it?
Aug 10, 2007, 4:46 pm
#62
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SF CA USA. I love large faceless corporations. And they cherish me in return (sometimes). ;)
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I just signed up today. I've found that a number of people I know (FlyerTalkers and others) are already there. I easily found a bunch of former colleagues that I had lost track of. They had scattered to the four winds, and LinkedIn seemed like a quick and easy place to look. We'll see how many of them respond to my attempts to reconnect. I'm changing careers, so I'm not so much looking to connect with them for business reasons, though it might be nice to get a reference or two from them.
Aug 13, 2007, 2:48 am
#64
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: London
Posts: 6,265
Etiquette question:
I deal with numerous "vendors" on my day-to-day job. I've noticed a few of them are either in my 3rd level referrals, or easily found by searches on their company name. It's amazing how many people I know who are on LinkedIn!
Do you think in a vendor-customer relationship it would be rude to send them an invite seeing you deal with them on a frequent basis? Do you see LinkedIn as being for something like this, or do you see it more for people who work together/know each other on a social level to connect?
PS - Yep it's interesting what you find when you search for Flyertalk! (I have a 3rd level contact who identifies as a Flyertalker, plus of course there are a couple of very interesting LinkedIN FT'ers!)
I deal with numerous "vendors" on my day-to-day job. I've noticed a few of them are either in my 3rd level referrals, or easily found by searches on their company name. It's amazing how many people I know who are on LinkedIn!
Do you think in a vendor-customer relationship it would be rude to send them an invite seeing you deal with them on a frequent basis? Do you see LinkedIn as being for something like this, or do you see it more for people who work together/know each other on a social level to connect?
PS - Yep it's interesting what you find when you search for Flyertalk! (I have a 3rd level contact who identifies as a Flyertalker, plus of course there are a couple of very interesting LinkedIN FT'ers!)
Aug 13, 2007, 3:45 am
#65
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: TPA
Programs: UA Global Services 3MM, Hyatt Lifetime Globalist
Posts: 2,927
Etiquette question:
I deal with numerous "vendors" on my day-to-day job. I've noticed a few of them are either in my 3rd level referrals, or easily found by searches on their company name. It's amazing how many people I know who are on LinkedIn!
Do you think in a vendor-customer relationship it would be rude to send them an invite seeing you deal with them on a frequent basis? Do you see LinkedIn as being for something like this, or do you see it more for people who work together/know each other on a social level to connect?
PS - Yep it's interesting what you find when you search for Flyertalk! (I have a 3rd level contact who identifies as a Flyertalker, plus of course there are a couple of very interesting LinkedIN FT'ers!)
I deal with numerous "vendors" on my day-to-day job. I've noticed a few of them are either in my 3rd level referrals, or easily found by searches on their company name. It's amazing how many people I know who are on LinkedIn!
Do you think in a vendor-customer relationship it would be rude to send them an invite seeing you deal with them on a frequent basis? Do you see LinkedIn as being for something like this, or do you see it more for people who work together/know each other on a social level to connect?
PS - Yep it's interesting what you find when you search for Flyertalk! (I have a 3rd level contact who identifies as a Flyertalker, plus of course there are a couple of very interesting LinkedIN FT'ers!)
Aug 13, 2007, 1:41 pm
#66
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SF CA USA. I love large faceless corporations. And they cherish me in return (sometimes). ;)
Programs: UA Premier Gold/disappointed 1MM, HH Gold, IHG Plat, MB Gold, BW Diam Sel
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Etiquette question:
I deal with numerous "vendors" on my day-to-day job. I've noticed a few of them are either in my 3rd level referrals, or easily found by searches on their company name. It's amazing how many people I know who are on LinkedIn!
Do you think in a vendor-customer relationship it would be rude to send them an invite seeing you deal with them on a frequent basis? Do you see LinkedIn as being for something like this, or do you see it more for people who work together/know each other on a social level to connect?
I deal with numerous "vendors" on my day-to-day job. I've noticed a few of them are either in my 3rd level referrals, or easily found by searches on their company name. It's amazing how many people I know who are on LinkedIn!
Do you think in a vendor-customer relationship it would be rude to send them an invite seeing you deal with them on a frequent basis? Do you see LinkedIn as being for something like this, or do you see it more for people who work together/know each other on a social level to connect?
http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=c...fo&trk=ftr_abt
For example:
Your professional relationships are key to your professional success.
Our mission is to help you be more effective in your daily work and open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have....
Through your network you can:
Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts, and partners who come recommended
Be found for business opportunities
Search for great jobs
Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
Post and distribute job listings
Find high-quality passive candidates
Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know
Our mission is to help you be more effective in your daily work and open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have....
Through your network you can:
Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts, and partners who come recommended
Be found for business opportunities
Search for great jobs
Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
Post and distribute job listings
Find high-quality passive candidates
Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know
Aug 13, 2007, 1:48 pm
#67
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Syracuse NY
Posts: 83
Do you think in a vendor-customer relationship it would be rude to send them an invite seeing you deal with them on a frequent basis? Do you see LinkedIn as being for something like this, or do you see it more for people who work together/know each other on a social level to connect?
my linkedin contacts are a mixed bag--a lot of folks i know socially through my professional life (that is, we've never worked together) ... it's helped me find a lot of people from my past.
Aug 13, 2007, 2:53 pm
#68
Join Date: May 2002
Location: DTW
Programs: HH Diamond
Posts: 1,934
I use LinkedIn. I only link to people I know personally and even then sometimes choose not to link to them. 
Edited to add: Just realized this was in CommunityBuzz, came to this thread by searching on something else. I assumed it was in OMNI. Oh well, as I am not a CommunityBuzz poster I will leave you all now and let you get back to your drunken DOs and debauched revelings.
Edited to add: Just realized this was in CommunityBuzz, came to this thread by searching on something else. I assumed it was in OMNI. Oh well, as I am not a CommunityBuzz poster I will leave you all now and let you get back to your drunken DOs and debauched revelings.
Last edited by infinityplusone; Aug 13, 2007 at 3:03 pm
Sep 14, 2007, 10:18 am
#72
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Joined due to a decision by my grad school program to use LinkedIn to network alumni. Works better than our alma mater's system. We're a special breed, with less than 1K alumni total (only 50-60 grads/year). In just a few months, we've gotten almost everyone online, and we have our own "group" on LinkedIn.
Otherwise, I've used it to reconnect with former co-workers & classmates from undergrad, and to try to network with another limited population to which I belong (awardees of a particular Fellowship).
I've connected with others sparingly, preferring those I know, or at least those to whom a rational professional connection makes sense. That said, it has lead to useful business leads for my consulting business, and to being recruited for some very interesting opportunities that I would not have otherwise heard or thought of.
I've got just under 200 connections, and really view those with boatloads of connections with a lot of suspicion.
Otherwise, I've used it to reconnect with former co-workers & classmates from undergrad, and to try to network with another limited population to which I belong (awardees of a particular Fellowship).
I've connected with others sparingly, preferring those I know, or at least those to whom a rational professional connection makes sense. That said, it has lead to useful business leads for my consulting business, and to being recruited for some very interesting opportunities that I would not have otherwise heard or thought of.
I've got just under 200 connections, and really view those with boatloads of connections with a lot of suspicion.
Sep 14, 2007, 10:42 am
#73
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: DSM
Programs: "I COME FROM Des Moines. Somebody had to." -- Bill Bryson
Posts: 1,135
I've been using LinkedIn since its beta. It is a great professional tool. I also use Facebook, Xing and one other that I can't remember at the moment. I find LinkedIn to be the best at connecting to people I know and trust.
KathyWdrf I found you on LinkedIn and looked at your profile. I switched from Taxation to Software, but that was 20 years ago.
My policy is to not link with someone I don't personally know. I did link with 'Flip' which is how I came to join Xing/OpenBC during its beta even though I don't personally know 'Flip'.
KathyWdrf I found you on LinkedIn and looked at your profile. I switched from Taxation to Software, but that was 20 years ago.
My policy is to not link with someone I don't personally know. I did link with 'Flip' which is how I came to join Xing/OpenBC during its beta even though I don't personally know 'Flip'.
Sep 15, 2007, 12:53 pm
#75
Join Date: Apr 2004
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If you want to read a fascinating and very practical explanation of the usefulness of LinkedIn, I recommend John W. Parkers' blog entry below.
First, he explains why you might want to join and use Linkedin; and
Second, he explains how to best take the steps necessary, since the Help pages on LinkedIn are a little technical.
http://s92443876.onlinehome.us/MT/ke...es/001865.html
I hope that some of you will find this helpful.
First, he explains why you might want to join and use Linkedin; and
Second, he explains how to best take the steps necessary, since the Help pages on LinkedIn are a little technical.
http://s92443876.onlinehome.us/MT/ke...es/001865.html
I hope that some of you will find this helpful.