--- In sikmleaders@..., "Stan Garfield" wrote:
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> --- In sikmleaders@..., Valdis Krebs valdis@ wrote:
> > I'd be interested in hearing both + and - experiences in meeting key
> > people through a connection via LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
>
>
> Hi, Valdis.
>
> As Dave Snowden suggested, the status line in Facebook can be used to
> ask for contacts. Tony Karrer's status line once said that he was
> looking for social networking gurus. Several people replied with
> contacts (the list I sent to Tony is at
> http://h20325.www2.hp.com/blogs/garfield/archive/2007/10/15/4758.html
>
> ).
>
> LinkedIn has been useful in finding details about people who contact me
> through other channels. I can search for them in LinkedIn and figure
> out where they are located, their current organization, etc. It is also
> a good way to let others maintain their own contact info, including
> email address, so that it is current when I need to contact them.
>
> Regards,
>
> Stan
>