Blogopshere and Linked In: we live in small world.
Hi, I’m a Chris’ random blog post. You may remember me from such blogs as “Gone Global…” and “Reuters: Scion 2008 Lineup Revealed in Chicago & Second Life”.
Alright, so what’s today’s random post going to be about? In my voracious appetite to consume all things social media I sometimes come across things that surprise me about the power of social media. Today’s example is a blog post about our job opening for a VP of Production. Obviously, the blog is all about job positions, but how cool is it that we made it to the point that our jobs get posted alongside Omidyar Network postings. Who by the way, are one of the principle investors in Linden Lab. Small world.
So how did Paul, the author of above blog, get our post? Probably via LinkedIn. It’s really interesting to see how connections develop within this social network. I think there are basically two methods people use. The first is the close network method. The basic logic runs like this: I’m only going to connect with people which I have very close relationships who I trust highly. These people than become highly valuable when your trying to connect to one of their contacts, because you know that if they recommend you, chances are high their recommendation will be followed. In other words,¬† f your trying to sell something, looks for these type of connectors.
The second type are the broad connectors. Those people who will try to create connections as promiscuous as possible. These people are going to be very useful when it comes to selling a service via their contact list, but they will be very valuable if you are trying to tell people about a VP Production job you are trying to fill. Which brings us back to where we started: Small world.
PS: Feel free to connect with me via LinkedIn
PPS: Bonus points to those who guess which type of connector I am.
April 28th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
Chris,
I think you’re an open networker. As for connecting, you’re already 2nd degree contact through Lordfly and EA’s Tom Hamilton.