It appears our perspectives are different – yours from a job seeker, and mine from a GEN X small business owner, so your points are valid based on your value from the social media tools – which may of course evolve over time. Of course, as I had mentioned, value is subjective and that being said we likely value different aspects of social media as well.

Keep this in mind – I have been receiving many “loud” messages from job seekers, new business opportunities, etc. which has led to my decreasing use of these tools – although some are better than others. These messages have been increasing over time, and many of the messages have no business coming to me – they are little better than spam. As with any communications it is best to match your message with the audience, to ensure that the message is warmly received.

Best,

John

Gen Y does not have this issue because they grew up in the digital age. Not that GEN X didn’t have the technology because we are adapters but the Gen Y has the advantage because their entire life has been on the social networks so they don’t have to lose the connections that Gen X did.

I guess it comes down to what you are trying to accomplish and how you manage the tools which allow us to network the way we are.