Archives for July, 2009
Should a LinkedIn LION Display Their Connections?
July 1st, 2009After I recently wrote about why I am a LinkedIn LION, I have gotten positive response from a lot of the readers of this blog that they are starting to “see the light” despite the negative wrap that LIONs have traditionally received. At the same time, for those that want to slowly venture out and [...]
What is Your Favorite LinkedIn Pet Peeve?
June 17th, 2009We wake up and visit LinkedIn after booting up our computers. And before we turn them off at night we are again checking in with LinkedIn. For the many of us who consider ourselves “Power Users” of LinkedIn, the social networking site for professionals is an integral part of our professional lives. And because of [...]
How Much Would You Pay for 10,000 LinkedIn Connections?
June 11th, 2009I hope the title of this blog post did not shock you. No, I am not trying to sell you anything. But this is the question I have been asked twice now in the last month from a gentleman who is apparently living in Bulgaria. I was first contacted on May 22 and offered a [...]
LinkedIn Groups: Are They Competing for My Membership? Why?
June 3rd, 2009On an average day, I receive an invite or two to join some sort of LinkedIn Group. It is only natural since I have so many connections as a LinkedIn Open Networker (=LION). Since you can easily send out invites to join a group when you create it, it’s obvious that I am a common [...]
What is LinkedIn’s Policy on LIONs?
May 18th, 2009With all of these LIONs (LinkedIn Open Networker) that are openly accepting invites as well as inviting people that they don’t know, you have to wonder as to what LinkedIn’s policy is on the matter. After all, this goes against the entire premise of LinkedIn that you only connect with people that you know and [...]
How Do I Disconnect from Someone on LinkedIn?
March 27th, 2009It is amazing how often I not only get asked this question of how to disconnect from someone and remove LinkedIn connections from my own personal network but also how frequently it appears on LinkedIn Answers. If you think of connecting to someone as their joining your virtual world, if the relationship does not work [...]
Are There Fake Profiles on LinkedIn?
March 17th, 2009I have seen many people complain about the existence of fake profiles on LinkedIn. Well, I had always found profiles that seemed fishy in their lack of detail, but I am always of the “innocent until proven guilty” type and could not cry foul without absolute proof. Today I have that proof.
Monetization of Your LinkedIn Connections? – Part 2
March 11th, 2009Yesterday I wrote about the emergence of OpenNetworker.com and their attempt to utilize their LinkedIn network to help advertise their group and offer a way for people with lots of LinkedIn connections to monetize them. Later, in the same day, another site, NuLinked.com, announced an extremely similar program.
What is a LinkedIn LION? – A 2009 Revision
March 2nd, 2009I often see this question of “What is a LinkedIn LION?” on the LinkedIn Answers section, and I already provided an answer on this back when I first started this blog in the summer of 2008. It was an honor that the author of the first real good book on LinkedIn, I’m On LinkedIn…Now What?, [...]
LinkedIn Question: How to Contact 2nd and 3rd Degree Connections All at Once?
February 25th, 2009Just got this question from a new LinkedIn connection today, so I thought I would share my answer with everyone. If you have something you want to tell everyone, or something that you want to sell, it makes sense that you want to go beyond your first level connections to the millions (in my case [...]
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