Comments on: Facebook is Not a Professional Networking Tool

By: Bradley Joyce

Bradley Joyce — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:39:22 +0000

Am I off-base here? I keep getting friend requests from professional contacts that I meet. Should I just give in and make do with adjusting my privacy settings?

By: Workpost

Workpost — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:46:38 +0000

Mixing personal life and business contacts is rough. Facebook can be used for networking but if your friends are involved, you make sure that what happens in Facebook stays in Facebook.

By: Marc Dewalle

Marc Dewalle — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:39:55 +0000

I'm with you Bradley. I put off joining Facebook for a long time and ended up not even signing up. I find LI very effective and helpful, but personally feel no need to have a Facebook presence. I just don't have the bandwidth to do much with it and would rather focus on LI. As a matter of fact, I still have a Plaxo and Xing account and only keep those because I keep getting connection requests.

By: Scott Stevens

Scott Stevens — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:06:08 +0000

no edit button… I mean implement it in our online life as we do in real life.

By: wirelesscott

wirelesscott — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:04:26 +0000

Agree - in real life we have a personal side and a business side, so why not implement this dual-personality in real life?

By: Shannon Barrett

Shannon Barrett — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:12:17 +0000

Good call. The other option is to setup facebook profiles that can customize who can see what. You'll take 15 minutes to setup profiles that won't have access to your photos instead of having a 15 minute conversation with someone you've decided to not "friend".