PSFK got this message from someone who’s decided it’s best for her productivity to leave the social network Linked In. She says:
It has been nice, but I am unlinking. All I ever do on this thing is answer requests to link in, update my profile and look to see who my links are linked to. In the end, nothing very productive, worthwhile or interesting. Since I have no desire to network in this way (or maybe at all) and am only now recovering from a complete loss of ambition, I think it is better to break the chain.
wow, that was fast.
pete just emailed me that this was up.
haven’t gotten to the sculptures yet, clearly, still glued to the laptop.
perhaps i will start an unsocial media trend…
March 24th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
That is silly. LinkedIn is one of the few practical social networks to maintain, and if anything it is an extremely low maintenance network. It is there not for immediate use, but for future use such as investments or savings. What happens when ‘UnLinked’ up there loses his/her job, or a friend is trying to get a referral? Plus if anything, it doubles as a public CV, which is a trend I think will pick up. No more CVs, just check out my profile. It’s all there.
March 25th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Hey Justin,
Thanks for your concern, but I am fortunate enough to support myself and my creative endeavors with p/t work in a recession proof field where in 15 years I have never lost my job or needed to network for one.
As far as friends needing referrals, they all know where to reach me.
As far as the online CV, I have a website. It is all there.
I don’t need to use LinkedIn. If you do, great.
March 25th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Dear Justin R,
“what happens when she loses her job or a friend needs a referral”?
I think you’ll find the world, new jobs and friendly referrals have existed for significantly longer than soc net sites! I know it’s hard to imagine how we all survived pre internet and cell phones but let’s not forget that we did.
I think it’s interesting and important lesson to all involved in creating such tools and sites - the rewards must significantly outweigh the effort involved in achieving them. All too often we get caught up in the novelty of things and are actually investing more time than we would using ‘old fashioned’ methods.
Right I’m off top throw some sheep.
j
March 26th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Dear Justin R,
“what happens when she loses her job or a friend needs a referral”?
I think you’ll find the world, new jobs and friendly referrals have existed for significantly longer than soc net sites! I know it’s hard to imagine how we all survived pre internet and cell phones but let’s not forget that we did.
I think it’s an interesting and important lesson to all involved in creating such tools and sites - the rewards must significantly outweigh the effort involved in achieving them. All too often we get caught up in the novelty of things and are actually investing more time than we would using ‘old fashioned’ methods.
Right I’m off to throw some sheep.
j
March 26th, 2008 at 9:53 am