Online Networking. The Results are in.
November 13, 2009 at 15:56 Leave a comment
In our final series on our open networking survey results, we share with you our final results, including recommendations from recipients on improving online networking.
Frequency of Online Networking
Several recipients were unsure of how to use online networking to meet their career objectives, and therefore, were not very regular users of online networking platforms, as seen below. The remainder of users log in on a regular basis. There’s still a huge percentage of users that need more clarity / improvements on using these applications.
Does online networking resemble how you network in real life?
We also asked respondents if online networking resembled how they networked offline. 65% of respondents indicated it did not.
Why not?
Respondents identified the following weaknesses of online networking:
- Overly complex
- Too much information
- Difficult to determine which requests are legitimate
- Trivial & noisy
- Difficult to connect with those you’re connected to online
A lot of the “overload” of information that doesn’t add value is driven by the number of connections individuals make online, often, with those they do not have close relationships.
Recommendations
Our respondents had the following suggestions on how to improve open networking:
- Privacy
- Simple User Interface
- Sort through clutter
- Improved search
- Ability to add unique groups
What about you? What are your thoughts on these recommendations?
Over here, you know we emphasize privacy and believe this is critical so that you can leverage your trusted relationships.
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