ProjectManagement.com network

I do not know what is the common practice, but in my case I frequently add new contacts. Some members have over 20k + connections! Not sure about the benefits aside from feeling part of a community. I believe it that also contributes to the personal "score"

Few good points here -

http://www.projectmanagement.com/discussio...Largest-Network

Wade,

When you connect with someone, you're not sharing any more information than users can already see by clicking on your name right now, which is simply whatever information you've decided to share in your profile.

Andrew

I chose to pursue as many connections as possible in this forum. This is a totally different approach than what I use on LinkedIn or Facebook.

My reasoning was that I wanted to influence, and be influenced by, as many project management professionals as possible. This community has a certain focus that other communities don't have.

There have been drawbacks to my decision: some people are here to phish. While this is annoying, I see it ultimately as a service to the community because I can report abusers.

It also highlights some interesting quirks. The check boxes to identify your interests are often misunderstood to mean you are offering those interests, for example jobs or contracts.