All the tech tools and nothing's getting built

Found this interesting blog post. It focuses on technology tools (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter) as barriers to communication ... rather than communication expediters or enhancers.

Duane Roberts says it's critically important to create a real, mutually beneficial relationship beyond the nominal "friend" or "connection" or "follower."

Maybe I'm showing my old school, "back in the day," shoe leather personality. I agree with Duane that being a LinkedIn "Lion" is not a real measure of anything if you can't get a call back or a referral.

This reminds me of Human Resource people who use "resume flow" as the metric of choice. As a recruiting professional, my question is, "How many of those individuals are actually qualified to do the job?"

In referring to the 5,000 Twitter followers one might have, if no wants to help you, " ... give them a reason to change their minds."