Comments on: Are You on LinkedIn? http://www.slaw.ca/2008/07/14/are-you-on-linkedin/ Canada's online legal magazine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dominic Jaar http://www.slaw.ca/2008/07/14/are-you-on-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-517115 Dominic Jaar Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:58:55 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/2008/07/14/are-you-on-linkedin/#comment-517115 I use it mainly to find knowledgeable people about a particular topic and to look for speakers for the conferences I organise (ABA Techshow and LegalIT). I also like their Outlook add-in with the “Grab” button which enable you to select the signature on email you receive and load all the details in your Outlook contacts list. However, I wish I could use it as a central database for the following purposes (between brackets is the software I use): - Contacts list, stay up-to-date on what’s up with my contacts, share information with contacts and the world, (Plaxo) - CV (ClaimID) However, I am about to merge these infos into Plaxo which really is the most frequently upgraded platform out there and offer the most for your bucks (Free)! I use it mainly to find knowledgeable people about a particular topic and to look for speakers for the conferences I organise (ABA Techshow and LegalIT). I also like their Outlook add-in with the “Grab” button which enable you to select the signature on email you receive and load all the details in your Outlook contacts list.

However, I wish I could use it as a central database for the following purposes (between brackets is the software I use):
- Contacts list, stay up-to-date on what’s up with my contacts, share information with contacts and the world, (Plaxo)
- CV (ClaimID) However, I am about to merge these infos into Plaxo which really is the most frequently upgraded platform out there and offer the most for your bucks (Free)!

]]> By: Wendy Reynolds http://www.slaw.ca/2008/07/14/are-you-on-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-517127 Wendy Reynolds Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:01:15 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/2008/07/14/are-you-on-linkedin/#comment-517127 I’ve been playing around with the “Answers” area, and I’ve been really impressed with the quality and quantity of answers I’ve received. LinkedIn seems to be maturing into a useful tool, instead of a “grownup” substitute for Facebook. I’ve been playing around with the “Answers” area, and I’ve been really impressed with the quality and quantity of answers I’ve received. LinkedIn seems to be maturing into a useful tool, instead of a “grownup” substitute for Facebook.

]]> By: Connie Crosby http://www.slaw.ca/2008/07/14/are-you-on-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-517138 Connie Crosby Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:32:47 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/2008/07/14/are-you-on-linkedin/#comment-517138 Thanks for the update! I wasn’t sure how you found the number. That is quite a few. Thanks for the update! I wasn’t sure how you found the number. That is quite a few.

]]> By: Steven Matthews http://www.slaw.ca/2008/07/14/are-you-on-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-517135 Steven Matthews Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:24:27 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/2008/07/14/are-you-on-linkedin/#comment-517135 Also worth adding is the recent ramp-up of lawyers on LinkedIn. Noting that back in April LinkedIn was at 118k lawyers, that number as of today is <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22law+practice+industry%22+site%3Awww.linkedin.com&btnG=Search" rel="nofollow">showing 309k</a>. Also worth adding is the recent ramp-up of lawyers on LinkedIn. Noting that back in April LinkedIn was at 118k lawyers, that number as of today is showing 309k.

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