Comments on: "Don't Talk To Strangers"…a dumb lesson that needs to be unlearned http://www.researchgoddess.com/2008/08/dont-talk-to-strangersa-dumb-lesson-that-needs-to-be-unlearned/ Remember where you came from... and always reach back. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:12:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jeff Versluis http://www.researchgoddess.com/2008/08/dont-talk-to-strangersa-dumb-lesson-that-needs-to-be-unlearned/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Jeff Versluis Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:47:28 +0000 http://researchgoddess.wordpress.com/?p=389#comment-381 Great way to put into perspective how ridiculous society's ways can be sometimes (and also linkedin's!). Great post! -- jeff Great way to put into perspective how ridiculous society’s ways can be sometimes (and also linkedin’s!). Great post!

– jeff

]]> By: Barbara Ling http://www.researchgoddess.com/2008/08/dont-talk-to-strangersa-dumb-lesson-that-needs-to-be-unlearned/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Barbara Ling Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:43:34 +0000 http://researchgoddess.wordpress.com/?p=389#comment-380 Interesting take! As a mom of 4 ranging in ages from young single digits to angsting double digits, I tend to teach the youngest, don't talk to strangers period but as they get older, give them the social skills needed to make their own judgments. Self-confidence and not being afraid of a 'no!' answer is also a great skill to deliver to kids as well. My early corporate life would have been far easier..... Data points, Barbara Interesting take! As a mom of 4 ranging in ages from young single digits to angsting double digits, I tend to teach the youngest, don’t talk to strangers period but as they get older, give them the social skills needed to make their own judgments.

Self-confidence and not being afraid of a ‘no!’ answer is also a great skill to deliver to kids as well. My early corporate life would have been far easier…..

Data points, Barbara

]]> By: Willy http://www.researchgoddess.com/2008/08/dont-talk-to-strangersa-dumb-lesson-that-needs-to-be-unlearned/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Willy Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:14:03 +0000 http://researchgoddess.wordpress.com/?p=389#comment-379 LinkedIn should mimic Facebook's poke feature, but instead of making it something silly and useless, it should be something like I'd like to get to know you. Right now there is no way to do this without introductions, and the introductions interface kind of sucks. You could choose to have these "pokes" come with e-mail notifications or not. I would stay that e-mail notification should be opt-in, so that LinkedIn users don't get flooded with e-mails from people they don't know. It's such a simple problem to solve. LinkedIn should mimic Facebook’s poke feature, but instead of making it something silly and useless, it should be something like I’d like to get to know you. Right now there is no way to do this without introductions, and the introductions interface kind of sucks.

You could choose to have these “pokes” come with e-mail notifications or not. I would stay that e-mail notification should be opt-in, so that LinkedIn users don’t get flooded with e-mails from people they don’t know.

It’s such a simple problem to solve.

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