October 04, 2004

Just refused a 1685 contacts Linked In Connection !

Posted at 09:08 in Social Software | | 9 Comments | View blog reactions

My highest ever, I just refused a LinkedIn invitation from a person with 1685 connections. This is totally pointless as you end up being asked to introduce people you don't know to other people you don't know. I only connect to people I have met at least once in LinkedIn.

I had to set up some public rules for accepting people on Linked on my blog last month.

Rodrigo A. Sepúlveda Schulz, October 04, 2004 at 09:45

Makes total sense. I am starting to experience the same myself. It really deteriorates everyone's experience if you do not keep some strict rules. Linkedin isn't just a race to see who's the most uber-connected person.

Julio Alonso, October 04, 2004 at 10:26

I agree with the rules part. What sense is there in thousands of connections that you don't even know? Scenario: You want to be introduced to person B through A. But you barely know person A. Will this be a recommendation of trust? No.

Mario, October 04, 2004 at 10:33

Thank you for your comments, I actually had accepted a few unkown people at the beginning and now, I would like to "disconnect" from them... I will check with Reid...

Loic, October 04, 2004 at 12:39

Yup, it is indeed a good thing to set up "housekeeping rules" on LinkedIn, otherwise your web of trust is bound to become an entanglement of unknown names. Could it be finding the sweet spot just before becoming "too open"?

Ludovic Copéré, October 04, 2004 at 13:48

i like the mobs plz keep me posted.tns

iyke, October 30, 2004 at 14:52

pls iwant to have 50 poeple email address ok

sharif, November 03, 2004 at 18:48

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john kofi, November 12, 2004 at 13:54

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