23things plus 5 – #1 LinkedIn

July 7, 2008 at 5:22 am | In Social networking, library | 2 Comments
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LinkedIn the social networking platform for making business/professional connections has quite a following although I have a profile on LinkedIn I have not put much energy into building my connections. Like Tony I prefer Facebook as I feel more connected to the community I have created there.

I gave a talk last week on digital footprints after reading dana boyd and looking at the digital identity maps of likleafar and Fred Cavazza. In the presentation we discussed the importance of librarians having/developing a personal brand.

Tools like LinkedIn are useful for building your brand. Networking can be achieved in many ways f-2-f and online. We work in an industry that requires that we stay current with new technologies. However, I don’t imagine that LinkedIn will change the way I work like some of the 23 things we covered in 2007:

  • igoogle
  • google reader
  • Facebook
  • Blogging
  • del.ici.ous

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  1. [...] LinkedIn has been very successful in deliberately designing a businesslike interface, some people that I work with have found the lack of space to create their own content or have [...]

    Pingback by CVs, career opportunities, and connections: LinkedIn « Dana’s user experience blog — July 7, 2008 #

  2. danah boyd is great isn’t she? I particularly liked her deconstruction of class in American and how it intersects with MySpace and Facebook.

    Comment by danamckay — July 7, 2008 #


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