LinkedIn or LeftOut?
I started using LinkedIn about a month ago and so far I’m impressed. I’m even going to bring back a nearly forgotten category and name LinkedIn this week’s Website of the Week (yeah, giving that another go in ‘07).
So in a nutshell, LinkedIn is MySpace for business. Where MySpace is bursting at the seams with garish layouts, music, videos, photos, etc., LinkedIn has just two things: resumés and contacts. LinkedIn also has nine million members and counting. That’s obviously a small fraction of what MySpace has, but LinkedIn is actually useful (at least in theory). Some people are even saying things like, “If you’re not linked in, you’re left out.” I would say the jury is still out on that one. However, while I haven’t made any serious business connections yet, I have gotten back in touch with some people I lost contact with several years ago. In and of itself, that’s useful enough for me. Any professional benefit I happen to glean from the site will be icing on the cake.
A good starting point is to read an article on CNN called A MySpace for grown-ups. If you’re interest is piqued, read some of the other articles listed on LinkedIn’s media page. If you decide to go ahead and sign up, be sure to read Guy Kawasaki’s Ten Ways to Use LinkedIn. Finally, feel free to check out my LinkedIn profile. I could use some more connections…
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