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Network with fellow Hacker LinkedIn Users
- arohner 17y agoGood idea. Maybe it would be helpful to have a Linked In HN group?
- dryicerx 17y agoThere's already a big one http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/2877/30950504D0B7 http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/2877/30950504D0B7 via OnStartups (posted on http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=165455 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=165455)
- nethergoat 17y agoI'm not a member, but this looks promising: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=86116&trk=anetsrch_name&goback=.gdr_1262833205236_1 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=86116&trk=anetsrch_na...
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- cwan 17y agoThere is a moderated Hacker News LinkedIn group which would make it far easier (and be a better filter) - though I'm not sure if it's active: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=86116 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=86116 run by http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wheels http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wheels
- boots 17y agoNot for the lurkers amongst us if you don't have any karma!
- olegp 17y agoFor the lurkers: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3426 http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3426
- kristiandupont 17y agoThis is nit picking I know, but I am actually more tempted to join the one called "y combinator news" as I don't want my business connections to see the word "hacker" on my profile. I know that PG says it means something else but I am pretty sure most people think it means someone who breaks into it-systems.
- Nosferax 17y agoJoining should be moderated by how long you have been on Hacker News, not karma :)
- byrneseyeview 17y agoWhen "network" is used as a verb, be very careful.
- toisanji 17y agoWhat is the actual value of having everyone friend each other on linkedin? Sees more like spamming eachother
- Nosferax 17y agoWell, one use is you can access the contacts of your contacts, so it helps you get information about (and get in contact with) a lot of people... But I agree it seems weird to add 50 'strangers' to your list... We don't know anything about each other really. EDIT: Although I have seen a few people do it on LinkedIn already, they post message in groups and tell people that they want everyone to add them. They gather thousands of contacts that way, I wonder if it does them any good tho.
- bravura 17y agoI think this technique is bullshit. I have a few people on LinkedIn that I don't know very well. When I find that I can a connection-of-a-connection through them, it's a big groaner. Because I know that I can't use them for a recommendation and be like: "Yeah, we shoke hands once at a tech meetup." My current policy on LinkedIn is only link to people to whom I could give a warm referral or expect one in return.
- biz2hack 17y agoI'd say the real value is in understanding that there are fellow hackers out there who you would like to meet, and actually sending them a message saying "Hey, how's it going? I noticed you work at Job A", or "I noticed you're interested in X"... There's not really much value in friending directly, but if you make the effort to get to know new people, as I will, I think it's a good idea. There's always value in meeting somebody new.
- mattwdelong 17y agoIf you have email notifications on, make sure you change that before adding yourself to this list.