Comments on: Joining Social Sites — The Criteria http://cuberules.com/2007/10/12/joining-social-sites-the-criteria/ Career Advice for Cubicle Warriors Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:10:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Scot Herrick http://cuberules.com/2007/10/12/joining-social-sites-the-criteria/comment-page-1/#comment-4129 Scot Herrick Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:25:39 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2007/10/12/joining-social-sites-the-criteria/#comment-4129 <a href="#comment-1076" rel="nofollow">@Sarah Dillon</a> - om reviewing this comment from Sarah many months later, there is much here that rings true. It's the social site strategy implemented in a way that is consistent and reflects your personal brand. Nice going Sarah, even from this much later reply. @Sarah Dillon -
om reviewing this comment from Sarah many months later, there is much here that rings true. It’s the social site strategy implemented in a way that is consistent and reflects your personal brand.

Nice going Sarah, even from this much later reply.

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]]> By: Sarah Dillon http://cuberules.com/2007/10/12/joining-social-sites-the-criteria/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Sarah Dillon Sun, 14 Oct 2007 23:23:27 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2007/10/12/joining-social-sites-the-criteria/#comment-1076 Hi Scot The social sites I use to stay in contact with my network aren't especially ground-breaking or insightful, but the reasons why I use them fit in quite neatly with your criteria (which I why I liked your post so much!). I tend to use LinkedIn as a purely "professional face" to maintain up-to-date contact details with clients, colleagues and acquaintances; Facebook to maintain closer and more frequent social relationships with friends and colleagues; and finally Bebo to keep in contact with very close friends and family. I also have profiles on communities which are specific to my profession, but most of these only require updating every few months. They all include a direct link to my LinkedIn profile too. The Bebo and LinkIn use came first and kind of naturally evolved, then when FaceBook came on the scene I resisted signing up until I had thought out what I was going to use it for. I've had invites for other social sites, but I'm not interested in signing up unless I can see the value of them. Aside from the time-wasting aspect, it only clogs up my inbox! I've found this system has solved the problem of what information I felt was appropriate to share within specific social spheres. And it really does help me maintain my network in a way that just wouldn't be possible with just plain old email. I don't exactly police it with military-like precision, but I do sometimes ignore a friendship request or politely refer a would-be contact to my profile on a more suitable site. But believe it or not, not everyone is on LinkedIn or Facebook or Bebo, so good old email is still one of the best ways for me to keep in contact! Hi Scot

The social sites I use to stay in contact with my network aren’t especially ground-breaking or insightful, but the reasons why I use them fit in quite neatly with your criteria (which I why I liked your post so much!).

I tend to use LinkedIn as a purely “professional face” to maintain up-to-date contact details with clients, colleagues and acquaintances; Facebook to maintain closer and more frequent social relationships with friends and colleagues; and finally Bebo to keep in contact with very close friends and family.

I also have profiles on communities which are specific to my profession, but most of these only require updating every few months. They all include a direct link to my LinkedIn profile too.

The Bebo and LinkIn use came first and kind of naturally evolved, then when FaceBook came on the scene I resisted signing up until I had thought out what I was going to use it for. I’ve had invites for other social sites, but I’m not interested in signing up unless I can see the value of them. Aside from the time-wasting aspect, it only clogs up my inbox!

I’ve found this system has solved the problem of what information I felt was appropriate to share within specific social spheres. And it really does help me maintain my network in a way that just wouldn’t be possible with just plain old email. I don’t exactly police it with military-like precision, but I do sometimes ignore a friendship request or politely refer a would-be contact to my profile on a more suitable site. But believe it or not, not everyone is on LinkedIn or Facebook or Bebo, so good old email is still one of the best ways for me to keep in contact!

]]> By: Scot Herrick http://cuberules.com/2007/10/12/joining-social-sites-the-criteria/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Scot Herrick Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:47:10 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2007/10/12/joining-social-sites-the-criteria/#comment-1075 Thanks, Sarah. It is interesting how much discussion there is on the Internet about the tools and not remembering that tools are meant to make something else easier. If the objective is effectively staying in contact with your network, for example, what are the tools that best enable you to do that? Thanks, Sarah. It is interesting how much discussion there is on the Internet about the tools and not remembering that tools are meant to make something else easier.

If the objective is effectively staying in contact with your network, for example, what are the tools that best enable you to do that?

]]> By: Sarah Dillon http://cuberules.com/2007/10/12/joining-social-sites-the-criteria/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 Sarah Dillon Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:07:42 +0000 http://cuberules.com/2007/10/12/joining-social-sites-the-criteria/#comment-1074 Very well said, Scot, especially criteria 2 and 3. A bad workman blames his tools, and social networking sites are just that - tools to help manage what we already do by some other means. In my experience, those who complain about how much time social networking sites (e.g. Facebook) take up, either for themselves or their employees, don't "get" this at all! I enjoy your blog and the insights you offer, keep it up! Sarah Very well said, Scot, especially criteria 2 and 3. A bad workman blames his tools, and social networking sites are just that – tools to help manage what we already do by some other means. In my experience, those who complain about how much time social networking sites (e.g. Facebook) take up, either for themselves or their employees, don’t “get” this at all!

I enjoy your blog and the insights you offer, keep it up!

Sarah

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