[mythtv-users] MythTV Group at LinkedIn.com

[Brian Wood]

On Apr 30, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Brad DerManouelian wrote:

>>
>> So does this offer something in addition to what we get on this list?
>
> It allows you to see where people work who use MythTV.

That might be of some interest, I've noticed we seem to have a wide  
assortment of vocations here on this list, though it is, not  
surprisingly, a little slanted towards technical fields.

I note that some posters do list some vocational info in their sigs,  
not a problem if brief, and can actually be helpful. Like all sigs,  
multiple entries on deeply-threaded replies should be removed.

Location info can also be helpful, especially when asking about  
listings sources etc. Gmail accounts make it difficult to place a  
poster geographically.

>
>
>> My brother-in-law got me associated with some linkedin group, but all
>> it's got me so far is sales pitches, but that's not to say that this
>> group might not be better. Always looking for more ways to
>> communicate, but I don't want to have to check multiple forums  
>> either.
>
> That's what LinkedIn is for. To network and connect people to other
> people in the business world. I certainly feel better taking advice
> from someone on the list when I see they are the CTO or Senior
> Developer at some well-respected company. :)

That makes sense, though as I am retired I guess people either don't  
notice that or are scattergunning their pitches.

I had once thought that we might consider "user profiles" on the  
MythTV web site (perhaps in the WiKi). I was thinking more of profiles  
of the user's systems though, so if somebody is having a problem you  
could look up the details of their system, or perhaps look up users  
who might have a business or hobby interest in common, or be using  
specific hardware.

Are the listed professions on linkedin vetted in any way? Or could  
somebody just trying to sell a product claim to have some expertise he  
or she didn't actually have just to try and make a sale?

beww