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Changing Protocol
This week in the reading MySpace for Grown-ups, author Micheal Copeland discusses the recent success of Linkedin.com, a site for business-minded people seeking to develop connections via the web. In the article he briefly explains how this site could perhaps change many things about current social protocol in the business world. As this site grows in popularity users will have to learn how to wield there newfound network in appropriate ways. It may not be polite to use the name of a connection in a manner that seems exploitive, such as providing his/her name as a reference when you have never formally meet. Still, it could be argued that being selected by someone to participate in there network acts as a de facto agreement which allows you to indulge in such practices. Also, should one take precaution when accepting people who where refereed to them through a mutual friend, or is trust alone sufficient? Could rejection in this type of scenario be seen as uncouth or insulting to the other party? If so, is there a courteous way to handle such situations? These are among the question that must soon be answered. With this new form of networking it is almost certain that new definitions for appropriate behavior in the corporate world will be formed. It will be interesting to see how things develop.
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| clintschaff | Great review of LinkedIn | 0 | Feb 1 2007, 8:54 PM EST by clintschaff | ||
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This is from one of my favorite news sources, the Poynter Institute (favorite because it is news about news).....
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=32&aid=102953 My random thoughts about LinkedIn: - I am intrigued by the challegnes posed by putting my own reputation on the line in order to connect two other people. I am a social networking early adopter, and have had a LinkedIn account for quite a while, but I almost never connect people. Not sure why. - I also would not call it myspace for adults. that makes it seems like adults are only about work. That may be true for many American adults, but I hope it is never such for me. - The main reason i have a LinkedIn page is to serve as a sort of online resume, instead of creating my own web site. Besides, in the online communities, one should have an account to be taken at all seriously. I wish it allowed for my multiple professional roles. For instance i do politics and communications and I wish I could divide up my experiences accordintly without starting a new account. |
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