Manners for the Twenty-First Century

[rolanni]

OK, somebody explain LinkedIn to me. I have an account. Why I have an account escapes me at the moment, doubtless it had to do with procrastinating while on deadline or something similar. Lots of nice people want me to join their Circles of Influence, Associates Lists, Business Networks and Groups. I've been ignoring them, not through malice, but through a genuine lack of cluefulness. What is this thing for, in theory, and how is it supposed to work?

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Re: Social Networking with a business slant

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

But you know a lot of people from SFWA - link to them first, get recommendations. Also link to fellow employees from previous, current positions.

Yanno, that requires a lot more chutzpah than I actually have. I figure that people mostly don't want to be bothered by people they used to work with and don't remember me, anyway. But! Now I Get It. At least, now I Get It insofar as I'm capable of Getting It.