Linked Intelligence

I had someone approach me via e-mail and tell me that they loved the project and would like to participate, but their blog is very topical and such a post would be way off-topic for their blog – apples and oranges.
I want everyone to have a chance to participate. If you’re in this boat, I’d [...]

I knew I’d leave something out! :-)
One very important minor rule update for the Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn Group Blogging Project:
I will not be judging posts on whether I agree with their philosophy or not. All networking styles and linking practices are encouraged and supported. That said, any posts that encourage specific behavior that [...]

UPDATE: I’ve announced the prize winners and posted the categorized compilation of the entries: Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn. Thanks to all who donated prizes and participated!
One of the challenges those of us who love using LinkedIn often face is how to answer the question, “So what can it really do for me?” I’ve seen [...]

Hooray! It’s official! Linked Intelligence is now a full-fledged b5media blog, along with five others that also launched today in the business channel:
Behind the Buzz:
Advertising executive Rachel Clarke shares tips, information, and news about the latest and most successful branding/marketing strategies and events.
Buzz Networker:
MySpace sensation Kevin Palmer shares his tips, advice, and know how relating [...]

Next week I’m going to be organizing a group blogging project around LinkedIn. For those of you not familiar with what a group blogging project is, check out:

Lists Group Writing Project
Blog Goals Group Writing Project

There is a very specific theme, a very specific goal, and I expect that the end result will become a [...]

I’m getting better! I feel happy! Happy!
For those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, it’s obviously been too long since you saw Monty Python and the Holy Grail, so if you need a little reminder, you can check out Scene 2 on YouTube.
Anyway, it’s been much too long since I posted [...]

Somehow, in the move over to the b5media servers, my comments have become mysteriously disabled. I’ve looked, they’ve looked, and it’s just non-obvious. Since we’re going to be switching the whole template soon anyway, we’ve opted not to try to track it down any further, so comments on the blog are going to be disabled [...]

I’m pleased to announce that Linked Intelligence will soon be joining the b5media network. With more than 150 blogs and two million unique visitors a month, b5media is one of the largest professional blogging networks, including some well-known business and technology blogs:

Problogger by Darren Rowse
Slacker Manager by Brendon Connelly
Ensight by Jeremy Wright
Search Engine Herald by [...]

I’ve been a user and fan of LinkedIn since early 2003, shortly after its launch (I was member #2,369). It has since grown to almost 7 million members, making it the world’s largest virtual business network.
I believe that much of the reason for that growth is that LinkedIn does, overall, a very good job of [...]