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I always want to be able to respond with an actual answer if someone asks me "Do you know 'x', you are connected with her/him on LinkedIn". Otherwise, it's real
by markolschesky 13y ago
I always want to be able to respond with an actual answer if someone asks me "Do you know 'x', you are connected with her/him on LinkedIn". Otherwise, it's really just a waste of both of our times since I think improving your connections with the people that you know somewhat well is the true key to using LinkedIn well. That connection could be as simple as
"I met them briefly at a conference", but it can't be non-existent.
- acjohnson55 13y agoI feel the same way. Honestly, I meet a lot of people briefly at events and don't always recognize their names or profile pics. I greatly appreciate it if someone can simply say "nice meeting you at X the other night". It's LinkedIn's fault for not really encouraging more authentic connections and instead, pandering to the volume connectors. Between lack of utility and overall creepiness, I fairly frequently consider just closing my account. One of these days...