Reader Kerry asked this question in a comment on my previous post, The Etiquette of LinkedIn Invitations.
When the name of someone I know pops up in the update section as 'John Smith has just joined linkedin' I tend just to make a mental note of that but not jump right over to ask for a connection, even if it's someone I know quite well. It seems a bit intrusive to me. Linked In didn't have that sort of display when I joined several years ago, and I think I might have found it a bit disconcerting to find that people knew I'd joined. I've also found that when people are inexperienced with LI they don't know how to respond, technically, to such a request even if they want to. But what do you think? Is it more welcoming to invite someone immediately?
That's a great question, Kerry! And, like with most aspects of social media, one that has no single "right" answer. But here are my thoughts on the matter.
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