Comments on: Am I LinkedIn LION? http://www.friskdesign.com/2008/09/01/am-i-linkedin-lion/ Portfolio of London based web designer, with a focus on accessibility and usability. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:26:43 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Carlos Hermoso http://www.friskdesign.com/2008/09/01/am-i-linkedin-lion/comment-page-1/#comment-713 Carlos Hermoso Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:43:25 +0000 http://www.friskdesign.com/?p=122#comment-713 Hi! I recently sigend up with LinkedIn so I'm not using its services for time enough to tell you about it but I hope LinkedIn will help me to find oportunities and to connect with professionals within the same sector. Hi!

I recently sigend up with LinkedIn so I’m not using its services for time enough to tell you about it but I hope LinkedIn will help me to find oportunities and to connect with professionals within the same sector.

]]> By: Matthew Hill http://www.friskdesign.com/2008/09/01/am-i-linkedin-lion/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Matthew Hill Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:36:30 +0000 http://www.friskdesign.com/?p=122#comment-604 Hi Lakshmi, thanks for your comment. Yes, I agree with your observation about recommendation requests: that's pretty crazy and totally against the spirit of the LinkedIn experience. It's not one I've witnessed personally yet, though I'm sure I will eventually! Thanks Pawel for your comment too. Like you I don't send invites to people I don't know, that does seem odd. I know I'm not a LION and I'm not too worried about accepting the odd invite that relates to my sector and might be beneficial. At the end of the day, that's what it should be about surely? Hi Lakshmi, thanks for your comment. Yes, I agree with your observation about recommendation requests: that’s pretty crazy and totally against the spirit of the LinkedIn experience. It’s not one I’ve witnessed personally yet, though I’m sure I will eventually!

Thanks Pawel for your comment too. Like you I don’t send invites to people I don’t know, that does seem odd.

I know I’m not a LION and I’m not too worried about accepting the odd invite that relates to my sector and might be beneficial. At the end of the day, that’s what it should be about surely?

]]> By: Pawel http://www.friskdesign.com/2008/09/01/am-i-linkedin-lion/comment-page-1/#comment-599 Pawel Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:06:12 +0000 http://www.friskdesign.com/?p=122#comment-599 I send invitations only to people of value who I know personally. If I work with somebody on a project for a few months I will eventually ask them to connect on LinkedIn, but I don't send invites to nor accept them from unknown people. I am looking at LinkedIn as a tool for gathering recommendations from my clients and co-workers and an online resume which I can pass around. It's not about numbers as far as I'm concerned. I send invitations only to people of value who I know personally. If I work with somebody on a project for a few months I will eventually ask them to connect on LinkedIn, but I don’t send invites to nor accept them from unknown people.

I am looking at LinkedIn as a tool for gathering recommendations from my clients and co-workers and an online resume which I can pass around.

It’s not about numbers as far as I’m concerned.

]]> By: Lakshmi Mareddy http://www.friskdesign.com/2008/09/01/am-i-linkedin-lion/comment-page-1/#comment-591 Lakshmi Mareddy Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:17:33 +0000 http://www.friskdesign.com/?p=122#comment-591 Mathew, LIONs behave like they are participating in a massive pissing contest. Invariably, the 200+ connections kind of crowd consist of HR recruiters, Marketing people, MLM kinds etc. I personally know someone who has 500+ connections in any online media. But I also know that his real life achievements is a little 'iffy' which makes him a good marketer :) Psychologically, if you are a struggling professional, and suffer from low self esteem, you usually say yes to such invitation requests. Like in any stock portfolio, I would advice a mixed kitty of connections which should have a distribution of LIONs, the SUPs [Socially useful people], the SIG [people who share your interests or hobbies] and fellow professionals. If you are friendly in the real world, you may also include a motley crew of your mates and chums. Sometimes the bigwigs are needed to reel in the other biggies you have your sights set on. The side effect of just saying yes to any invite, is that you may inadvertently end up participating in a scam, if any or acting guarantor to a connection request which is dicey to start with :) My personal peeve is that there are recommendation requests from people I have met online, and with whom my interaction is a net zero.. Thats when even a tolerant me hits the roof! Mathew,
LIONs behave like they are participating in a massive pissing contest. Invariably, the 200+ connections kind of crowd consist of HR recruiters, Marketing people, MLM kinds etc. I personally know someone who has 500+ connections in any online media. But I also know that his real life achievements is a little ‘iffy’ which makes him a good marketer :)

Psychologically, if you are a struggling professional, and suffer from low self esteem, you usually say yes to such invitation requests.

Like in any stock portfolio, I would advice a mixed kitty of connections which should have a distribution of LIONs, the SUPs [Socially useful people], the SIG [people who share your interests or hobbies] and fellow professionals. If you are friendly in the real world, you may also include a motley crew of your mates and chums.

Sometimes the bigwigs are needed to reel in the other biggies you have your sights set on. The side effect of just saying yes to any invite, is that you may inadvertently end up participating in a scam, if any or acting guarantor to a connection request which is dicey to start with :)

My personal peeve is that there are recommendation requests from people I have met online, and with whom my interaction is a net zero.. Thats when even a tolerant me hits the roof!

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