BLU LinkedIn group, Meetup

["Tom Metro-12" <user=71@nabble.blu.org>]

 This is a periodic reminder that BLU has a LinkedIn group. (See a 
posting from November 2007 from John Abreau on joining the Facebook 
group.) (If you're not familiar, LinkedIn is a social networking site 
for professionals.) 

Your direct LinkedIn network is supposed to consist of people that 
you've worked with before and can vouch for. In contrast, user group 
connections are like 2nd level contacts (people you know through other 
people). So networking via a user group broadens your network without 
violating that principle. 

To join, go to: 
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/41383/3CB646132D6B

No one is pre-approved, so it will show your status as pending and 
suggest you contact the group manager. You can ignore that. John Abreau 
or I will approve your request in a few days to a week. 


In other matters, if you'd like to help promote BLU to local people 
seeking a Linux/UNIX/open source user group, I suggest joining the 
Meetup[1] site and creating a profile mentioning BLU. Then search for 
groups on topics related to BLU and sign up to receive notification when 
a group starts on your area. For example, the Linux topic in the Newton 
area[2]. Your profile comments will then get distributed to people who 
have previously signed up for info on that topic. There are a surprising 
number of people on Meetup that are unaware of the well established user 
groups in this area. 

1. http://www.meetup.com/
2. http://linux.meetup.com/cities/us/ma/newton/

  -Tom 

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Tom Metro 
Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA 
"Enterprise solutions through open source." 
Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/

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