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1. on September 9, 2009 at 5:36 pm | Reply Darren Beale

   I still get the odd friend request now and again but I’ve never got anything out of using the site. Not that I’ve tried very hard.

   I think people treat it like a professional Facebook and I’ve heard it can be quite good if you’re hiring

   Whereas with your favourite networking platform Twitter I’ve got a couple of jobs and interesting contacts for it. I’ll stop with the heresy now.

   
   
2. on September 9, 2009 at 11:09 pm | Reply Ben Binns

   I think you’re right in that it’s very much a network of people looking for jobs, but it can be more than that. One of the benefits I find is that it automatically uploads blogs of people in my network. I also get some great reports and news that I might not necessarily get from other sources.

   I’m finding twitter more and more useful for accessing new stories, however…and Darren is right – people are using twitter for jobs now…

   
   
3. on September 14, 2009 at 4:25 pm | Reply mel starrs

   I’ve used LinkedIn to get back in touch with people I’ve lost touch with over the years (always a problem when you flit around the country or leave it for a year, as I tend to do). It’s quite good to find out what people are up to. I subscribe to the RSS feed of my contacts so scan that once a week or so to see if anyone is up to anything. It’s also a good way of connecting with people from networking do’s where you might not have a current proposition but might in the future.

   I have also ‘matchmaked’ people – a contact was looking for a BREEAM assesor and I had an ex-colleague who was looking for work, so matched them up.

   I get quite a bit of hassle from recruitment agents, but if you let them know you’ll block unsolicited requests, they usually go away (blocking acts a bit like a black mark against them).

   
   
4. on September 30, 2009 at 1:57 pm | Reply Phil Clark

   Casey,
   The jury is out on LinkedIn. I have found some use in the questions section (you get quick responses). The groups I’ve joined have also helped with some research I have done, eg. finding salary levels for new staff I was lookign to hire.
   As a media man it’s pretty good for marketing – your content and events. However I find the linkedIn space generally pretty insipid.
   Have I told you how much I LOVE Twitter?
   Phil

   
   
5. on October 5, 2009 at 10:21 pm | Reply Rob

   It’s rubbish. Lose it and I’ll subscribe to your twitter feed instead.

   
   
   • on October 7, 2009 at 10:26 am | Reply Casey Cole

     Thanks Rob! That’s clinched it.

     
     
6. on October 12, 2009 at 5:50 pm | Reply Gersick

   Yo.

   Here’s the only Good Thing I can think of: But for the occasional “updates” in my junk mail folder, I wouldn’t know what you’re doing.

   This, of course, is of almost incalculably small practical benefit; however, it does give me a reason to say hello, and congratulate you on…. whatever.

   Cheers,

   
   
   • on October 12, 2009 at 5:53 pm | Reply Casey Cole

     Gersick, I’m touched and of course that means I now can’t ditch my account (just when I’d made up my mind to do just that!).

     But that raises an important question: don’t you use an RSS feed reader? If not, why the heck not?!

     
     
7. on March 29, 2012 at 12:30 pm | Reply Sir Bob and I have joined Twitter « carbon limited

   […] Will Twitter actually improve my quality of life? This is the number one criterion for new technology (and my reason for ditching LinkedIn). […]

   
   

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