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March 29, 2006
Online Business Networks
There are different networks online that propagate business. The main ones are Ryze Business Network, LinkedIn, and Ecademy. I am with a profile in LinkedIn and was invited to Ecademy recently. So far, I was not involved with Ryze.
My current experience shows me that member in Ecademy are pretty actively networking with each other.
The whole concept is actually quite interesting - working on the concept of Six Degrees of Separation. This concepts states that everybody is just six links away from you. It means that anything you want is within reach. The web might shorten the whole cycle to even lesser degrees and expands your own reach across the globe.
Fascinating.
My question is - how intensively have these networks been used? have you found a job through those networks, expanded your business, or is it just that ... a link to people that is not utilised.
I have heard that people got more business through the network, and I just interviewed someone for a position in my comany that I found through LinkedIn. Is this the exception?
Whatever it is it is clear that such networks create a new business landscape for certain industries. I am thinking of traditional recruiters, recruitment ads, and similar.
These networks are growing, and the question also is, which one will come up as the dominant provider. Is it Ryze, LinkedIn or Ecademy. So far, it seems that Ecademy is very active. The moment I joined I received plenty of mail and support. LinkedIn, where I am more active, is relatively quiet. I hardly received any request for information. It would be unfair for me to judge Ryze, because my profile there is pretty pathetic. They send me updates, but I usually delete those without checking.
So I am curious what others are thinking of those. What is your experience with these networks? Any opinion to share?
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Posted by Andreas at March 29, 2006 11:05 AM