Are you LinkedIn?
26 Apr
I received an email yesterday from someone I worked with at USWeb in Boston more than eight years ago. It was great to reconnect! He found me on the professional networking tool called LinkedIn. I created an account with LinkedIn a few years ago, but hadn’t logged in lately.
So last night I tried searching for old friends and was surprised at how popular this tool has become. I found former employers, previous coworkers, and even my college roommate (from 10+ years ago). What fun! Want to see who we know in common?
I heard from some other freelancers that this is a great way to manage references and recommendations. Instead of having to bug your references time and time again for recommendations (each time you get a new freelance client), you can invite them to join your LinkedIn network and view your recommendations. That sounds like a good idea to me… time to bug my references once more 
