I, too, am open to new connections, in case anyone wants to connect with me. :-) I can be reached here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jmaldrich
From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 9:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Did LinkedIn change? 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) 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) 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 ~ 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
