Social guru Chris Brogan wrote an article about how he uses LinkedIn which I thought was quite interesting. He advises being generous in connecting but restrained in recommending, which is consistent with my thoughts about best practices.
The only point of difference I have with his article is that he only briefly touches on LinkedIn’s Q&A feature (and then only to commend it as an advertising vehicle). I think that it is one of the most useful things about LinkedIn – a tremendous resource both for gathering opinions from other professionals about issues of concern to you and your business, and for demonstrating your expertise in areas your business operates. (Note that this is different from advertising; advertising is saying you’re an expert. Answering questions on LinkedIn is showing it.)
