Comments on: Cheater’s Guide to LinkedIn Version 0.1 http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2005/06/26/cheaters-guide-to-linkedin-version-01 Blogs, social network sites, social software---and how to use all of these tools to become dramatically more successful Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:26:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Richard Upton http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2005/06/26/cheaters-guide-to-linkedin-version-01#comment-15015 Richard Upton Fri, 08 Jul 2005 06:41:18 +0000 http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2005/06/26/cheaters-guide-to-linkedin-version-01#comment-15015 I like the phrase above, "conservative in linking but strong in reciprocity". Although I am an advocate of the conservative approach, it sure helps to link to one or two superhubs to make huge gains in connectivity. Connecting to additional superhubs appears to yield diminishing returns. There is the risk that connecting to people that you don't know can generate weak links along short paths to people who might otherwise been available via longer, but stronger paths. I am hoping that LinkedIn will one day give users the option to send a request to someone via a longer and stronger path. I like the phrase above, “conservative in linking but strong in reciprocity”. Although I am an advocate of the conservative approach, it sure helps to link to one or two superhubs to make huge gains in connectivity. Connecting to additional superhubs appears to yield diminishing returns. There is the risk that connecting to people that you don’t know can generate weak links along short paths to people who might otherwise been available via longer, but stronger paths. I am hoping that LinkedIn will one day give users the option to send a request to someone via a longer and stronger path.

]]> By: Denham http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2005/06/26/cheaters-guide-to-linkedin-version-01#comment-14892 Denham Sun, 26 Jun 2005 21:27:29 +0000 http://www.thevirtualhandshake.com/blog/2005/06/26/cheaters-guide-to-linkedin-version-01#comment-14892 It is a fine balance between reputation and reach. I'm like you, conservative in linking but strong on reciprocity. We shall see who wins in the end!! It is a fine balance between reputation and reach. I’m like you, conservative in linking but strong on reciprocity.

We shall see who wins in the end!!

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