Comments on: There’s Nothing Wrong With LinkedIn [Rebuttal]

By: Peter Trudelle

Peter Trudelle — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:03:44 +0000

I tried to leave a comment there too, sad that his business is to inform others, considering how mis-informed he is about these services. Completely agree with you Steve, thanks for bringing this up. Paul, you bring up good points too, though I’d quibble about LinkedIn not being designed to build a network. Obviously, only people do that, but LinkedIn is a good tool for building as well as leveraging your network. I advise even folks just entering the workforce to get on it right away, and start using it.

Peter

By: stylock

stylock — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:48:33 +0000

Paul,

Appreciate the comment. And yes, I also looked to try to leave a comment there… oh well.

steve

By: Paul Dube

Paul Dube — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:24:16 +0000

Steven,
You are absolutely correct, P.J. doesn’t “get it”. LinkedIn is NOT about showing off how many connections you have or who those connections are.

LinkedIn is about “leveraging the connections you have” to HELP OTHERS.

In the old days, if we wanted to know if someone we knew knew someone… we would have to contact everyone we know and ask them & they their connections if they knew anyone…

With LinkedIn, you can search for your target (for whatever reason) and Instantly discover who you know who can introduce (and endorse) you.

It is not designed to BUILD a network but it is the Best at Leveraging your network.

Notice too that P.J. post has no way to respond to what he says… I guess he doesn’t want any opposing views…

Regards,