IT Geeks

As the current public service strike moves into its second week, it puts additional pressure on the public education sector. With protracted mass action looming, schools are looking at ways to overcome the obstacles that will be faced by learners. A number of schools have already taken ownership of the situation, choosing to use communication as a means to allay parent concerns and to bridge the gaps left by striking teaching staff.

One innovative way schools are addressing the problem is the School Communicator, an easy-to-use communication tool geared for the education sector. School Communicator was intended as a simple and cost effective means of communicating with parents about school news. It generally includes important notices, events, sporting and cultural results and photo galleries. It’s also as a useful means of updating details and accessing relevant resources.

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I am just reading a story on TBI about an Irish start-up called Goshido which used social networking site LinkedIn to raise $230000 in financing for their small business.

I have been meaning to blog about LinkedIn for a while and this story jumped out at me as a good one to look at LinkedIn.

Truth be told – until January this year I haven’t really used LinkedIn as a networking tool. As much as I despise a lot of these social media tools, I’ve been keen to use things like Twitter, Facebook and Skype to communicate without necessarily building my online LinkedIn presence.

I’m starting to get into it now and beginning to make some nice contacts on the platform which I wouldn’t make through the other tools. The main takeaway for me is that LinkedIn seems to offer more professional credibility.

What are your thoughts on using LinkedIn to grow your professional network?