using twitter for career advantage?

[catboy]

i always ignore agents when the request to add me on linked in. i feel adding them kind of defeats the purpose of linkedin, part of which is to remove the middlemen.

[pzz76077]

Linked In, Twitter et all

Has anyone here genuinely landed a contract that they could say was as a direct result of using Linked In, Twitter or one of the other 'new media' sites that have sprung up recently??


PZZ

[Drewster]

Has anyone here genuinely landed a contract that they could say was as a direct result of using Linked In, Twitter or one of the other 'new media' sites that have sprung up recently??


PZZ

No but I did get a role from a Bulletin Board/Discussion Site......

Q: Does anybody know how to........
A: Thats what I do for a living PM me.....

30 Mins later:
Ping: You have a PM.....
Couple of EMails
Next Monday: Turn up on site for a Billable day...... Waffle about "Solution"
Following Monday: Start of 6 Months Contract....

Sorted..........

And I got repeat work over a couple of years.......

[pzz76077]

No but I did get a role from a Bulletin Board/Discussion Site......

Q: Does anybody know how to........
A: Thats what I do for a living PM me.....

30 Mins later:
Ping: You have a PM.....
Couple of EMails
Next Monday: Turn up on site for a Billable day...... Waffle about "Solution"
Following Monday: Start of 6 Months Contract....

Sorted..........

And I got repeat work over a couple of years.......

BB's & DB's dont count as they have been around for ages, its the new stuff that I am curious to hear if anyone has benefited from....

PZZ

[Drewster]

BB's & DB's dont count as they have been around for ages, its the new stuff that I am curious to hear if anyone has benefited from....

PZZ

In that case:

No.......

[MPwannadecentincome]

Has anyone here genuinely landed a contract that they could say was as a direct result of using Linked In, Twitter or one of the other 'new media' sites that have sprung up recently??

PZZ

Linkedin - yes.
Twitter - I'm not a twit
Facebook - I don't expect to get work through this.

[Andy2]

twitter is for twats
hth

[TimberWolf]

Does everyone use instant messaging these days (whether on Windows or variants on other OS's)? Is it good tulip? I wouldn't want to be uncool and unhip man. Or should I say is it bad tulip (meaning good)?

n.b. Should OS's be spelled OS'?

[MPwannadecentincome]

Does everyone use instant messaging these days (whether on Windows or variants on other OS's)? Is it good tulip? I wouldn't want to be uncool and unhip man. Or should I say is it bad tulip (meaning good)?

n.b. Should OS's be spelled OS'?

skype is good. have not found any gigs using it though.

[HairyArsedBloke]

twitter is for twats
hth

Does everyone use instant messaging these days (whether on Windows or variants on other OS's)? Is it good tulip? I wouldn't want to be uncool and unhip man. Or should I say is it bad tulip (meaning good)?

n.b. Should OS's be spelled OS'?

Aye, I use IM a LOT! It's the main way I use to talk to my clients.