Comments on: The Etiquette of Accepting / Rejecting Social Networking Invitations

By: Ola Kaltakji

Ola Kaltakji — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:46:16 +0000

I believe in keeping all channels of communication open. The world of networking is a very small one, I am always amazed at the amount of people I loose touch with and “re-discover” through colleagues at work, or business trips etc.

I am with having different access levels depending on the level of interaction I have with that person. One never knows when an opportunity arises from acquaintences. It’s about being in the right place at the right time or the more up to date version of spotting the right post at the right time.

By: Jairam

Jairam — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:34:12 +0000

I feel I am on the net to network, so I accept every body as my contact

By: Mark Tayar

Mark Tayar — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:27:19 +0000

I don’t mind when people reject my social network invitation. Some people like the LION group see the power of larger networks, others are more private.

By: ASB

ASB — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:00:08 +0000

Kelly,

One should be free to actively OR passively reject a connection as appropriate, and it is the recipient of the request that gets to deem what is appropriate.

In this issue, I greatly prefer Facebook’s “Ignore” feature vs LinkedIn’s controversial “I Don’t Know (IDK)” feature. Of all the social/professional networks, only LinkedIn penalizes someone for an unsuccessful attempt at making a networking connection, which is absolutely silly.

Accept, Reject or Ignore — having all three options is definitely the best, especially if there are no penalties associated with any of the options.

-ASB: http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker
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