DEN LinkedIn Group: An important tool for connecting
One of the most important missions of DEN Boston is to help people connect, and to find resources necessary to propel Dartmouth entrepreneurs.
We have found that LinkedIn is a very useful tool for doing this. Not only can you see your contacts, and useful information in their profiles -- but you can also network to their contacts. In the spirit of mutual trust and support, we can then broaden our circle beyond our Dartmouth group.
What you can do on LinkedIn
When you have joined the DEN Boston group, our logo will appear on your profile:
Using LinkedIn, you can:
Control your contact preferences. Using LinkedIn, you can set your preferences precisely. You can choose how much people can see in your profile, who can see your connections, and how you want to be contacted.
See group members. Right beside the group logo, you will see a link to "See all Members" Just click this, and it will list all of the group members on LinkedIn, numbering nearly 100 people as of August, 2007.
See member profiles and connections. Through LinkedIn you can see members profiles and prior experience. If the member has chosen to, you can also see their connections.
Contact group members according to their preference. For some group members who have allowed it, you can simply click the "send email" button from their profile page. For others you will need to use the LinkedIn "Introduction" feature, which lets them choose how to respond.
LinkedIn Rules of the Road
When using LinkedIn, please respect the general DEN Boston
Rules of the Road.
It is also important that in setting up your own LinkedIn profile and settings, that you have them reflect your preferences in how you want to be contacted, if at all.
