He may not even be active on LinkedIn. I still find that, where people joined up in a wave of friends of colleagues nagging them, then never do anything again -- until they need the benefits of a network, at which point it is too late. :)
Since we're already OT, I'll take this time to remind anyone who is interested that I am open to LinkedIn invitations at any point, and I'll help in any way that I can. Feel free to reach me via my sig. *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Always Open for Professional Networking...* * * On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > I get it, thanks. He didn't put much info on his profile so this is part > of the issue I think, and it looks like he has not added any other > colleagues in common. > > >>> "Andrew S. Baker" <[email protected]> 1/26/2011 9:38 AM >>> > > A - You can invite anyone you want for FREE, as long as any of the > following apply: > > --- 1 - They are no more than 3 hops away from you (and they are open to > invitations) > --- 2 - They share a group with you (and allow connections/invitations > through the group) > --- 3 - You have their email address (and they are open to invitations) > --- 4 - Both of you are OpenLink members (and they accept > connections/invitations via OpenLink) -- This one is not exactly free > > If they are not open to invitation, then none of the points above matter. > > > B - You can get a cheaper membership than the set they readily advertise: > Personal Plus - http://www.linkedin.com/personalplus > ---- This gets you access to OpenLink, plus a few other perks, for only > $5/mo > > > While LI doesn't allow you to just reach anyone directly, unlike FB, it > does facilitate having people introduce you. This is another method that can > get you to someone who is not a direct connection, and for whom you do not > have an email address. (There's also InMail, but that costs money) > > > > *ASB *(My Bio via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) > *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* > > * > * > > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 8:38 AM, Tom Miller <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey Folks, >> It's been a while since I was on LinkedIn. Yesterday I was looking for a >> past colleague, found him, but could not send him an invite as this person >> was "out of network". I was able to join another past colleague since we had >> someone in common as part of our network. >> I was able to send the past colleague a message, if I signed-up for at >> $24/month "upgrade". Since I don't use LinkedIn except for occasional >> professional contacts, it's hardly worth it. >> I thought when I first signed up with LinkedIn I could invite anyone to >> be part of my network. Maybe I'm wrong and missing something. But since I >> can't just invite anyone, anymore, like Face Book, why bother? Maybe $24 a >> year, but a month? >> If I'm mistaken please show me the light... >> Tom >> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
