Comments on: Lessons from a LinkedIn lush: Why I regret becoming an open networker

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:20:00 +0000

Great post Karalyn.

On LinkedIn I tend to be discriminating. If I receive an invite out of the blue I wont accept it not unless there is a very valid reason. Why have I done this? Well that's what LinkedIn advise you to do when you get a new friend connection so I didnt question it. Thats not to say I havent one or two people I have no contact with whatsoever. But if I got spam from them Id see if I could 'unfriend' them.

However with FB I did the exact same as you. Accepted everyone. Last year with so much spam I decided enough was enough and restricted my profile. I havent accepted a new friend request from FB since early Dec and I like it that way

I suppose its quality not quantity. Thats what we need to remember.

By: Jen Bishop (Melb)

Jen Bishop (Melb) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:24:00 +0000

@Karalyn, thanks for your feedback,
Cheers Jen

By: Karalyn

Karalyn — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:41:00 +0000

Hi Jen and Alan, you offer some great suggestions. Jen I may well start to prune!

By: alan jones

alan jones — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:20:00 +0000

I decided a while ago to limit my LinkedIn connections to people I've worked with or for. This way I can show prospective clients who I am and who I can call on to get stuff done. It took a while to delete all the connections I had that didn't fall into this category (and there are some I still haven't deleted) but it helps. Now when I get an unsolicited connection from someone I don't know I ask them to connect with me on Twitter instead. I've had a few good business leads come thru Twitter in the past year and it's easier to ignore people who just want to spam me than it is on LinkedIn. Try it out...