Archive for February, 2006
I’ve been terribly busy with my new job and only today did I notice the Web Profile option on LinkedIn!
I must say that finally, LinkedIn’s come around to being something that more people can embrace as a professional solution for their online image. Although not customizable – for example, I would like my profile to have a photograph – it is a great start.
It is available on the my profile page
Under the web profile tab
and looks like this
I have set my LinkedIn Web Profile URL as http://www.linkedin.com/in/naina
Whoopee!!
February 15th, 2006
No, openBC does not have that feature.
I wish they did – I am finding it terribly difficult to stay in touch with everyone. I’m not sure what openBC’s reasons are to not provide that feature. A “conservative” platform like LinkedIn has that feature and it is used quite frequently too by members – openBC being more “open” should certainly allow members to send messages to everyone on a user’s contact list.
I recently changed jobs and am heading the Creative Services division at Comart and wanted to share that news with my network. While on LinkedIn it was a two-step procedure [ updating my profile and then sending an e-mail to everyone on my list ], on openBC it is impossible! [ Unless I export all my contacts to Outlook, create a group and then send them an e-mail, which is a tough task because almost everyday I am adding two-three new contacts on my list and upgrading my Outlook everyday is going to be quite a pain ].
It’s not like they don’t know about this – I personally have sent them a suggestion twice and requested this feature – I am sure it’s a pending release – but when? My networking efforts on openBC will suffer till then.
February 12th, 2006
openBC hit the 1 million mark last week!
Great to see the platform doing well. While it is a much smaller amount as compared to LinkedIn’s 4.8 million members, it’s fantastic for avid networkers like myself to have the advantage of two great platforms with different and relevant offerings.
February 8th, 2006
