Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Nathan. Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Nov 26, 2008, at 11:11 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > It may slightly OT, but it is not controversial, so with Brian's > permission I will reply here. > > I have used LinkedIn for a few years, and on occasion have found it > useful. I have not used it to look for a job, but I have used it to > recruit people and have helped others do so. I also find it handy > to keep updated on what acquaintances from previous jobs are doing > today--with my friends, I know it anyway because I am in touch with > them through other means, but there is a larger group of people > with whom my relationship was strictly work-related, and for > keeping up with that group I find LinkedIn very useful. > > I joined Facebook a few months ago, mainly to see what my daughter > was spending lots of her time on, and to see what she was up to > (with her permission, obviously--that is one of the strong features > of facebook, that you cannot "spy" on people). During the past > month or so I have expanded my use of it, and have reconnected with > classmates from 30 years ago with whom I otherwise had lost > contact. So I quite enjoy it. And its chatting feature is useful > too, obviating the need for having a separate chat program running. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Nov 26, 2008, at 5:56 PM, Lottermoser George wrote: > >> My personal interest in the subject of these many "social media" >> has more to do with understanding how to use them >> efficiently and effectively >> for business networking, client development and service. >> Probably quite off topic. >> >> If anyone has an interest in discussing this further >> we could move it to the Forum >> >> Although, on some level >> it relates to the contemporary marketing >> of photographic services >> >> Fond regards, >> George >> >> george@imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> On Nov 26, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Didier Ludwig wrote: >> >>> True. Probably, there are even more Leica enthusiasts over tehere >>> than here. A search gave me 80 Leica related Groups, Microsystems >>> and Geosystems included. Leica Lovers (1026 members), Leica >>> Photography (417), Leica M users (233), Leica M8 User Group >>> (187), The Haunting of Leica (177), and lots of small groups down >>> to 1 or 2 members. There's also a funny Leica M application (303 >>> members), which let you virtually collect and send Leica items as >>> gifts. I just sent a black M3 to Nathan. If he's kind, he'll get >>> a 50/2 Summicron another day. >>> :-) >>> Didier >>> >>> >>> >>>> If the LUG were to start today, it would likely would start on >>>> something >>>> like Facebook. There may be a LUG like group there already that >>>> we don't >>>> know about. >>>> -- >>>> Clive >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information