Comments on: LinkedIn Useful, But Requires Investment http://www.linkedintelligence.com/linkedin-useful-but-requires-investment/ The unofficial source for all things LinkedIn™. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:49:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andy Shaindlin http://www.linkedintelligence.com/linkedin-useful-but-requires-investment/comment-page-1/#comment-690 Andy Shaindlin Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:56:39 +0000 http://linkedintelligence.com/?p=498#comment-690 Scott: "I, too, have wondered why there aren’t more recent college grads and graduating seniors in LinkedIn." One reason is that alumni associations are very focused on getting students and recent alumni to use the school's online community, instead of third-party networking tools. Short-sighted, and ultimately doomed, as a strategy. But a vestige of a mindset: alumni directors being afraid that commercial sites are "stealing" their alumni. Great posting. Thanks. Scott: “I, too, have wondered why there aren’t more recent college grads and graduating seniors in LinkedIn.”

One reason is that alumni associations are very focused on getting students and recent alumni to use the school’s online community, instead of third-party networking tools. Short-sighted, and ultimately doomed, as a strategy. But a vestige of a mindset: alumni directors being afraid that commercial sites are “stealing” their alumni.

Great posting. Thanks.

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