Archive for the ‘Open Networking’ Category

Confessions of an Open Networker

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

I read a good post by Scott Allen labelled Confessions of an Open Networker that included some musings and thoughts from a self-professed "notorious" Open Networker. I think it does a good job summarizing the diminishing value that this practice can return while providing some tips on how to maximize the utility of ...

Hey! I didn’t know Open Networking Groups had Fine Print…

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Imagine that my surprise when I learned that Open Networking Groups actually have fine print. Once again, someone I don't know sent an invitation to join their network on LinkedIn, which is fine, I don't have anything personally against Open Networking. From a professional standpoint, I don't believe this practice adds much value to ...

The Value of Your Network

Friday, March 21st, 2008

I had coffee at Zeitgeist with Brien Thompson from Haystack Creative. We were meeting after being introduced by a mutual connection from LinkedIn. I don’t accept invites on LinkedIn if I haven’t had at least one fairly substantial value added conversation with the requester. I have thought much about Open Networking lately, there is ...