[python-advocacy] LinkedIn Python Developers?

[Tennessee Leeuwenburg]

http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=groups_guidelines

Looks like it would be better coming from someone in the PSF. Maybe too much
trouble, I don't know. For now, maybe encouraging Python developers to
connect to eachother, through people that they know such as SIGs, PUGs and
other relationships?

Cheers,
-T

On 1/24/07, Grig Gheorghiu <grig at gheorghiu.net> wrote:
>
> A LinkedIn Group is a very good idea I think. Didn't know about it.
> Maybe Tennessee can start a Python group, since he had the idea in the
> first place.
>
> Grig
>
> --- Alvin Wang <alvinwang at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I would link to one person that allows people to see their contacts
> > but I
> > would not want people to madly invite me.  By adding strangers to
> > your list,
> > you encourage spam mail from other people that want to connect to
> > strangers.  The proper way to do use LinkedIn for this is to create a
> > LinkedIn Group.
> >
> > http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=groups_faq
> >
> > That way all members of the group will have a nice python Foundation
> > logo at
> > the bottom.  We can search each others contacts.  It is easier since
> > you
> > don't need to invite potentially hundreds of people.  It is also
> > FREE.
> >
> > Alvin
> >
> > On 1/23/07, Grig Gheorghiu <grig at gheorghiu.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > I created a Wiki page with the names of the people who contacted me
> > so
> > > far on LinkedIn:
> > >
> > > http://wiki.python.org/moin/LinkedInPythonNetwork
> > >
> > > Feel free to add your name so that people can start sending you
> > > LinkedIn invitation.
> > >
> > > Let the meshing begin :-)
> > >
> > > Grig
> > >
> > > --- Tennessee Leeuwenburg <tennessee at tennessee.id.au> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I had a thought...
> > > >
> > > > One way to help spread Python would be to have a strong presence
> > of
> > > > Python
> > > > developers in various online networks. One that springs to mind
> > is
> > > > LinkedIn,
> > > > a job related social networking site.
> > > >
> > > > If we could encourage Python developers to start adding eachother
> > to
> > > > their
> > > > LinkedIn network, then we shoud be able to create a
> > well-connected
> > > > developer
> > > > network with business and industry contacts. This should benefit
> > > > everyone --
> > > > both people looking for Python developers, and also people
> > looking
> > > > for work.
> > > >
> > > > Comments?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > -T
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