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The Connections Show with Stan Relihan

By Scott Allen, on December 31st, 2007%

Australian recruiter Stan Relihan is host of The Connections Show on The Podcast Network, which features interviews with networking experts from all over the world. He has 15 episodes posted so far — here are some of the ones more specifically related to LinkedIn:

Connections #001 – It all started with a Challenge – . . . → Read More: The Connections Show with Stan Relihan

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A Call for Better Tech Etiquette

By Scott Allen, on December 31st, 2007%

484010_business_man_modified Orlando Sentinel technology columnist Etan Horowitz suggests that tech gadgets should come with etiquette instructions. Regarding social networking, he suggests:

DO THINK LONG AND HARD
before inviting someone to be your friend on a social networking site such as Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn. If you are trying to befriend someone who might not immediately recognize your name, then attach a note with your request explaining your connection.

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Allen Blue on LinkedIn’s 2008 Outlook

By Scott Allen, on December 31st, 2007%

Yesterday’s San Jose Mercury News features an interview and bio of LinkedIn cofounder and VP of Product Strategy Allen Blue, discussing LinkedIn’s outlook for 2008, particularly their strategy regarding advertising on the site:

When we think about advertising, we think about advertising as a mechanism to bring value to users. LinkedIn is a tool for getting . . . → Read More: Allen Blue on LinkedIn’s 2008 Outlook

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Building Real Relationships Globally on LinkedIn

By Scott Allen, on December 31st, 2007%

906253_brazil Bruce Hill tells the story of how he used LinkedIn to build real, valuable relationships in another continent. I also found Bruce’s story particularly fascinating because it echoes one of the ideas we introduced in The Virtual Handshake, which is that our collective experience with internet dating has laid the groundwork in our collective consciousness that trusted business relationships can be built virtually. Here’s Bruce’s story:

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Warning: Job Scams on LinkedIn (Just Like Everywhere Else)

By Scott Allen, on December 30th, 2007%

I know that we’d all like to think that LinkedIn is populated with people who know and trust each other, but any time you make a vehicle for communicating with several million people for free, you’re bound to have a few bad apples. It seems that a common payment transfer job scam, this particular one . . . → Read More: Warning: Job Scams on LinkedIn (Just Like Everywhere Else)

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