Comments on: Why Communicators Don’t Get LinkedIn http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/ Musings and analysis on marketing, buzz and communications. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:24:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Traci http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-108061 Traci Thu, 21 May 2009 22:37:47 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-108061 In my humble opinion, all three sites mentioned here serve very different purposes. Facebook for me, is strictly personal. Twitter for me, seems to be a waste of time. I wonder how many hours Guy Kawasaki (or his team) spends searching the internet for something interesting to share; all....day.....long. Also, with Twitter, it's a NO NO to promote your business. Hmmmm....that seems counter-productive; but that's just me. LinkedIn for me, is a very valuable tool for BUSINESS. I've made many contacts on LinkedIn. It's a great way to let a prospect know who they are talking to, before they talk to you. Because of LinkedIn, I've made several appointments which have resulted in closed sales for our company, and I've only been using it for about 6 monhts. Additionally, for my prospects who did not result in a closed sale, I ask to connect with them on LinkedIn for future reference, and almost all have agreed. I can't say enough good things about LinkedIn. Cheers!! In my humble opinion, all three sites mentioned here serve very different purposes.

Facebook for me, is strictly personal.
Twitter for me, seems to be a waste of time. I wonder how many hours Guy Kawasaki (or his team) spends searching the internet for something interesting to share; all….day…..long. Also, with Twitter, it’s a NO NO to promote your business. Hmmmm….that seems counter-productive; but that’s just me.
LinkedIn for me, is a very valuable tool for BUSINESS. I’ve made many contacts on LinkedIn. It’s a great way to let a prospect know who they are talking to, before they talk to you. Because of LinkedIn, I’ve made several appointments which have resulted in closed sales for our company, and I’ve only been using it for about 6 monhts.

Additionally, for my prospects who did not result in a closed sale, I ask to connect with them on LinkedIn for future reference, and almost all have agreed.

I can’t say enough good things about LinkedIn.

Cheers!!

]]> By: LinkedIn: An Eye for an Eye « Red Sea http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-105747 LinkedIn: An Eye for an Eye « Red Sea Fri, 15 May 2009 02:03:52 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-105747 [...] not sure if anyone’s really listening. The format of the site doesn’t lend itself to genuine conversation, in my [...] [...] not sure if anyone’s really listening. The format of the site doesn’t lend itself to genuine conversation, in my [...]

]]> By: Ed Schipul http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-105514 Ed Schipul Thu, 14 May 2009 15:33:11 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-105514 I am also one of those folks who doesn't particularly like Linked in. For me it isn't an issue of Linkedin-or-Twitter but rather an issue of Linkedin-or-Facebook. Just my opinion, but on Linkedin everyone WANTS something from me. There are more people trying to "leverage" and "use" the community than there are people giving back, having a conversation and just participating. Facebook seems to be a better platform (for me at least) when it comes to building community. You did state this as "At its heart, LinkedIn is made for brass tacks networking. It’s where people meet and greet online, just like they would at a real networking event." If that is the case it just isn't for me. Networking for the sake of networking isn't my thing, online or offline. But I get that it works. Great post BTW. OK, gotta go check facebook... I am also one of those folks who doesn’t particularly like Linked in. For me it isn’t an issue of Linkedin-or-Twitter but rather an issue of Linkedin-or-Facebook.

Just my opinion, but on Linkedin everyone WANTS something from me. There are more people trying to “leverage” and “use” the community than there are people giving back, having a conversation and just participating. Facebook seems to be a better platform (for me at least) when it comes to building community.

You did state this as “At its heart, LinkedIn is made for brass tacks networking. It’s where people meet and greet online, just like they would at a real networking event.” If that is the case it just isn’t for me. Networking for the sake of networking isn’t my thing, online or offline. But I get that it works.

Great post BTW. OK, gotta go check facebook…

]]> By: Bas http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-105455 Bas Thu, 14 May 2009 12:43:03 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-105455 Great points. In some ways I really don't like LinkedIn, exactly because it's not possible to have a conversation. However, I have had some opportunities come up via LinkedIn that I would otherwise not have had. It's valuable, but I still struggle with it, exactly because of the reasons mentioned above. Thanks for laying it out like that. I never really knew what it was that bugged me. Great points.

In some ways I really don’t like LinkedIn, exactly because it’s not possible to have a conversation. However, I have had some opportunities come up via LinkedIn that I would otherwise not have had. It’s valuable, but I still struggle with it, exactly because of the reasons mentioned above.

Thanks for laying it out like that. I never really knew what it was that bugged me.

]]> By: Susie Cheng http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-105242 Susie Cheng Thu, 14 May 2009 02:50:58 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-105242 Great post. It is true that I like LinkedIn as much as other social media such as facebook & twitter, how I don't have enough time to be there. I find it twitter is much fast pace and open, you can join the conversation as soon as you are online. It is so much fun and a lots of great information you could get from there. I love twitter. Thanks and best regards, Susie www.twitter.com/susiecheng Great post. It is true that I like LinkedIn as much as other social media such as facebook & twitter, how I don’t have enough time to be there. I find it twitter is much fast pace and open, you can join the conversation as soon as you are online. It is so much fun and a lots of great information you could get from there. I love twitter.

Thanks and best regards,

Susie
http://www.twitter.com/susiecheng

]]> By: Tyler Johnson http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-105110 Tyler Johnson Wed, 13 May 2009 20:46:24 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-105110 I use them both to generate and mutually develop relationships that have more than one side to them! The cross over is tremendous and has personally been very productive! I use them both to generate and mutually develop relationships that have more than one side to them! The cross over is tremendous and has personally been very productive!

]]> By: Steve Gentile http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-105056 Steve Gentile Wed, 13 May 2009 18:23:17 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-105056 Aside from the obvious "shirt and skirt" nature of LinkedIn, there has not been an app developed that really takes advantage of the (to many) obvious next step - the "wanna meet for coffee and chat" space. For this, myself and so many colleagues find other social network spaces to kick back and just hang out. Like the warning in The WIzard of Oz - LIONS and tigers and Bears do exist in the LinkedIn jungle. Connector beware, we all get duped at least once. On LinkedIn, to update your status to "Steve is wearing wool sox and being chased by hungry, rabid Timber Wolves" gets not one reply after 2 weeks; Facebook or Twitter - goodness, EMS and newscrews arrived in moments! LOL. Aside from the obvious “shirt and skirt” nature of LinkedIn, there has not been an app developed that really takes advantage of the (to many) obvious next step – the “wanna meet for coffee and chat” space. For this, myself and so many colleagues find other social network spaces to kick back and just hang out. Like the warning in The WIzard of Oz – LIONS and tigers and Bears do exist in the LinkedIn jungle. Connector beware, we all get duped at least once.
On LinkedIn, to update your status to “Steve is wearing wool sox and being chased by hungry, rabid Timber Wolves” gets not one reply after 2 weeks; Facebook or Twitter – goodness, EMS and newscrews arrived in moments! LOL.

]]> By: Geoff Livingston http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-105046 Geoff Livingston Wed, 13 May 2009 18:05:54 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-105046 Klava: The book gives great case studies as to why. There are many, many business examples of why companies have succeeded out there. Klava: The book gives great case studies as to why. There are many, many business examples of why companies have succeeded out there.

]]> By: Klava http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-105042 Klava Wed, 13 May 2009 17:56:04 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-105042 I guess what I'm saying is that this article fails to make the case as to why I *should* be making more of an effort to learn more about LinkedIn...it says there are more untapped capabilities, but it doesn't give me any sense of what they might be. I guess what I’m saying is that this article fails to make the case as to why I *should* be making more of an effort to learn more about LinkedIn…it says there are more untapped capabilities, but it doesn’t give me any sense of what they might be.

]]> By: Klava http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-105041 Klava Wed, 13 May 2009 17:54:29 +0000 http://www.livingstonbuzz.com/2009/05/13/why-communicators-dont-get-linkedin/#comment-105041 I can't even figure out what to do with LinkedIn other than accept people when they ask me to. It just sits there. What are you supposed to do with it? Sometimes it's good for looking up someone I work with, as I work remote, to see what their background is, or for introducing myself to a remote colleague when I would like them to know more about my background, but in terms of having conversations, how does that work? Not obvious. Like I said, it just seems to sit there. Maybe if I were job searching I'd be working it harder, but at the moment the payoff seems low compared to the effort. I can’t even figure out what to do with LinkedIn other than accept people when they ask me to. It just sits there. What are you supposed to do with it? Sometimes it’s good for looking up someone I work with, as I work remote, to see what their background is, or for introducing myself to a remote colleague when I would like them to know more about my background, but in terms of having conversations, how does that work? Not obvious. Like I said, it just seems to sit there. Maybe if I were job searching I’d be working it harder, but at the moment the payoff seems low compared to the effort.

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