From: "Charlie Brady" <[email protected]> To: "Des Dougan" <[email protected]> Cc: "Rex Gaylord" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [discussion] LinkedIn Group and other Professional Networking Sites
> > On Wed, 17 Jun 2009, Des Dougan wrote: > >> If we already have this list, what would be the purpose of having a >> group on LinkedIn? I'm not criticizing - I am not sure I see the >> benefit. > > I agree with Des. We already have this place where everyone can come and > talk. > > I don't see a need to create another place which adds a new barrier to > entry. I don't do Facebook, or LinkedIn, or Skype, etc, etc. I don't want > those organisations to own information about me and what I do and who I > talk to. I do do email, via a server I control. I don't think I am alone. > I understand some people would not want to have any of their info up there and they don't need to. I don't advocate that any discussions take place there; but to point those discussions back to contribs.org. What I do advocate is for people who do want to be able to reach out to somebody in their own region or across the pond, that there is someplace to start looking. I've been thinking about this since the 2/07 Developers Conference in Salt Lake City. The reason I am bringing it up for discussion now is because I am making a proposal to an International company to develop a free contrib for the SME Server and through some heavy corporate support at the community. It became very apparent that outside the great people I met in SLC, I don't know all of the other talent out there and how to contact them in the event that my proposal flies and I have to start looking for Devs to work on this. My last job came from somebody that found me on LinkedIn, that is where I usually start looking and I know that our recruiters use it. If using LinkedIn correctly, only people that you know and trust are added to your contacts, then your network of resources is 3 levels deep. By creating a group for people with SME skill sets and interests, you get access to those people as a potential resource without claiming that you know and trust that person. I'm involved in another practical example. The FBI has an organization called Infragard that is a local partnership with private sector infrastructure, like the utility company, or phone company. When the FBI goes looking for somebody to help them in a field that they need an expert in, they look to the people in the local Infragard chapters. Those members also use it to find experts in things they might be working on. I think I saw enough interest to go ahead and create the group. As far as how much a person is willing to expose themself or their company, both the public and network profiles can be locked down to show as little (not even your name) or as much as you wish, so it is a matter of personal preference. Do I need to get permission from somebody to use the Contribs logo in the Group? This E-mail and any attachments are private, intended solely for the use of the addressee. Hosted Exchange Services by TNR Technologies, LLC dba. BackupLasVegas.com (https://exg3.exghost.com) For additional information on using Hosted Exchange Server contact [email protected] _______________________________________________ Discussion about project organisation and overall direction To unsubscribe, e-mail [email protected] Searchable archive at http://lists.contribs.org/mailman/public/discussion/
