I’ve been on a reconnecting kick lately, and I’ve been diligently finding and reaching out to old colleagues on Facebook and LinkedIn (situationally dictated, of course).
It’s an interesting time to do so: I’m not looking for a job, although several of the people in my network are. Yet I wonder what my interest in connecting–now–says to my former coworkers and contacts.
Typically, building out one’s social network happens in two phases: in a big blur when first joining a network, and again a few months later as momentum builds. I’ve been on Facebook a long while now, though, and my LinkedIn profile dates all the way to 2003.
Why, then, am I reaching out now? Curiosity and comprehensiveness, mostly. That’s how I see it. But how do, say, my old Economist cubicle-mates read it? Am I hoping to hit them up for job leads? Ecommerce outsourcing opportunities? What might I want?
The truth is liberating enough, so I’m tick-ticking through my old names, building out my contacts as best I can. I’ve even updated my LinkedIn status line to indicate that I’m actually sourcing talent, not joining its pool. That plus a few lunches should go a long way. Besides, I’m an easy sell on lunch. Busy next week?
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Concatenating a lot of linklog posts into one big dump from the past two weeks.
Feb. 17
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Linking to this to note the phrase "jiggery-pokery"
Feb. 16
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Time to think hard about whether the notes and photos I cross-publish into Facebook from elsewhere should be held back in some way
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This should not go unnoticed: Dubai refuses entry to Jews with Israeli passports, even rising sports stars playing in a high-profile tournament. Dubai may be a hot economic destination (at least, it was) but that doesn't automatically make it somewhere I, or any other Jew, should regard positively
Feb. 13
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File under "this is not my America"
Feb. 12
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Vandalism is undermining Paris's attempt to encourage municipal bike use. Sad… and probably dashes my hope to see this in New York
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"sirdavid: @aprildunford hey april – fuck you. seriously. fuck you." Sometimes people just don't think
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It's a shame Sean didn't get elected… good luck in 2010
Feb. 10
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What an awful blog post!
Feb. 9
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Still don't like him, still annoyed he played dirty, but I give A-Rod a lot of credit for being forthright about this
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Does anyone else think "Dancing with the Stars" is one of the weirdest shows on prime-time network television?
Feb. 7
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MP3s of Barack Obama swearing up a storm. Should really have no shock factor, yet still awesome
Feb. 6
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Scenarios not unlike this will occur in my household very soon
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I'd be excited to buy this, except my brother still has our LED Football 2 in working order at our parents' house
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Closing the book on a notorious mistake
Feb. 4
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I love Rafe's spin on this
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Time to think hard about whether the notes and photos I cross-publish into Facebook from elsewhere should be held back in some way
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This should not go unnoticed: Dubai refuses entry to Jews with Israeli passports, even rising sports stars playing in a high-profile tournament. Dubai may be a hot economic destination (at least, it was) but that doesn't automatically make it somewhere I, or any other Jew, should regard positively
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File under "this is not my America"
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Vandalism is undermining Paris's attempt to encourage municipal bike use. Sad… and probably dashes my hope to see this in New York
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"sirdavid: @aprildunford hey april – fuck you. seriously. fuck you." Sometimes people just don't think
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It's a shame Sean didn't get elected… good luck in 2010
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It's a shame Sean didn't get elected… good luck in 2010
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What an awful blog post!
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Still don't like him, still annoyed he played dirty, but I give A-Rod a lot of credit for being forthright about this
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Does anyone else think "Dancing with the Stars" is one of the weirdest shows on prime-time network television?
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MP3s of Barack Obama swearing up a storm. Should really have no shock factor, yet still awesome
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Scenarios not unlike this will occur in my household very soon
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I'd be excited to buy this, except my brother still has our LED Football 2 in working order at our parents' house
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Closing the book on a notorious mistake