Another Member added to the Linkedin RPM Group:

Duchamp

 Manbird wrote: 
It still is.

I've been getting invites from former colleagues, and finally broke down and joined.

Just what I need, another social media site...

The layout sucks.  They fail to understand that people might want to maintain professional relationships with members in other profession areas.  That's the biggest fail.

The groups are disappointing.  Most are dominated by Asian entrepreneurs pitching all kinds of stuff, and one former Serbian war criminal who is constantly boasting about his score on something I've never heard of and don't care about.

It's a minefield for job seekers, since you don't dare enter into a conversation just for fun.

For keeping contact with business contacts it has nothing over plain old e-mail and other social media sites.

For keeping informed it fails because almost everything is a pitch for a product, not actual news.

No thanks!

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Another member added to the LinkedIn Group:
Link84 

A new member to the RP Linked In Group:
cgrin
 

 Manbird wrote: 

I think it's quite effective- two job enquiries in a week and useful in identifying people I'm going to meet.

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 Manbird wrote: 
   That saddens me.

 Zep wrote: 
41 now!

Sorry I was late in responding. I will blame the usual holiday madness.

I would like to see some more activity in this group and fellow RP members helping each other out business wise.

I could also use some help administering this LinkedIn Group. I still want to keep it a Private Group. Any interested people please PM here at RP or send me a message via LinkedIn. 

 Zep wrote: 
   You gotta think about how to play the angles.

 Manbird wrote: 
I'm looking at employment by a company that has a significant LinkedIn presence.  Already I've found some key people from whom I am one-degree separated.  A quick email to the intermediaries and I can get an introduction set up.  

Otherwise, it's just another blind resume into the void.   

 Alexandra wrote: 

 Manbird wrote: 

Not me - I found a former coworker/manager from my old textbook developing company who works for a new one (since the old one went outta business), and asked if they were hiring freelance writers.

BAM!

Got a freelance job that paid big bucks....with the possibility of more. It CAN pay off.

 Manbird wrote: 
agreed. 

 mem_313 wrote: 
that's the most useless network I've ever joined. 

I "Linked In"

 rmgman wrote: 
40.

Are you the admin? 

It's been a while and I apologize, but the RPM Group over at LinkedIn is still alive and well, though I'd like to see some more activity over here. Then again, I'm just as guilty.

We are now 39 members strong.

The latest additions are RP members donrad and murkje. They haven't jumped into the Forums yet, but are avid RP listeners. 

 cookinlover wrote: 
I have a friend who is a bench jeweler. If he can't fix it, nobody can. He even has a little laser welder: when the other shops in town can't repair something, they send it to him.

 jagdriver wrote: 
Finally, a new address for sending broken jewelry!