Pulling Networks Together
Will Richardson,
Weblogg-ed,
May 11, 2010
I know it feels natural to want to network with the "fifty best" but it's also a mistake. Picking a list of "the fifty smartest or most accomplished people who share your passions or interests," as Will Richardson suggests, is just a way to populate your network with people who think like you. Instead of trying to rank people into something like league tables of 'expertise' or 'bestness' (which really is an absurd proposition when you think of it) let your network grow organically, linking to people who catch your attention - and whose attention you have caught. Look for variety - experienced experts, young enthusiasts, sceptics, writers, politicos, rabble-rousers, the rest. Your network gives you ideas, not answers, and people who follow only the gurus tend to be.... followers.
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