Author Topic: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In  (Read 6111 times)

Peter van Es

  • Honorary Member
  • Platinum
  • ******
  • Netherlands, North Holland, Nederhorst Den Berg
  • Posts: 3990
Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« on: March 09, 2009, 23:34:38 »
If you are on LinkedIn, and let's admit it, who isn't these days, there is a Pagoda SL Group you can join (http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1718457). So go ahead, and join the group and find out how many degrees we are separated!

Peter


1970 280SL. System Admin of the site. Please do not mail or PM me questions on Pagoda's... I'm not likely to know the answer.  Please post on the forum instead!

Martijn

  • Full Member
  • Regular
  • **
  • Netherlands, Utrecht, Mijdrecht
  • Posts: 98
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2009, 17:54:56 »
Hi Peter,

Nice idea. I just have sent a request to join the group. I had already added the Pagoda SL Group website to my LinkedIn profile, but your idea is even better  ;)

Regards,
Martijn
« Last Edit: March 10, 2009, 18:25:40 by Martijn »
Martijn

1967 250 SL - 4-speed manual - dark blue 332

Peter van Es

  • Honorary Member
  • Platinum
  • ******
  • Netherlands, North Holland, Nederhorst Den Berg
  • Posts: 3990
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2009, 18:03:04 »
Actually, Rodd Masteller created this group. I am just alerting you to it's existence!

Peter
1970 280SL. System Admin of the site. Please do not mail or PM me questions on Pagoda's... I'm not likely to know the answer.  Please post on the forum instead!

pj

  • Full Member
  • Gold
  • *****
  • Canada, ON, London, Ontario
  • Posts: 559
  • 1965 230SL
    • my home page
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2013, 13:32:26 »
I noticed that my "request" to join our Group on LinkedIn still awaits "approval." Has anyone seen activity over on LinkedIn, or should we consider that Group withered?
Peter J
1965 230SL #09474 named Dagny
2018 B250 4matic named Rigel

Tomnistuff

  • Full Member
  • Gold
  • *****
  • Canada, Qc, Levis
  • Posts: 930
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2013, 18:52:03 »
You may be the only person in history to voluntarily join LinkedIn.  Awaiting approval for LinkedIn is like awaiting approval for getting on the mailing list of a charity.  I keep having to put them on my Junk Mail list.  They won`t leave me alone.  I joined once after receiving an invitation from a colleague from my employer before I retired.  I then had a thought.  So I contacted him to see if he really had invited me.  The answer was no.  He thought I invited him.  It turns out they apparently put spyware (that`s what I call it) to read someone`s email contact list and sent invitations from them to everyone they had on their list.  That`s why they apparently have so many members.  Sometime after I cancelled (which I did the same day), I got another LinkedIn invitation from a company that I bought some MB parts from.  LinkedIn apparently gets advertising from having a big mailing list, like all the others.
I want nothing to do with LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or any of the other social networks.  I even upgraded to Firefox so I can more easily control cookies.
The world is going to hell and nothing is private anymore.  Maybe they`ll tap this email and get an earful.
Tom Kizer
Apparently late 1966 230SL 4-spd manual (Italian Version)
Owned since 1987 and wrapping up a full rotisserie restoration/modernization.
Was: Papyrus White 717G with Turquoise MBtex 112 and Kinderseat
Is: Dark Blue 332G with Dark Blue Leather (5300, I think)

Neil Thompson

  • Full Member
  • Silver
  • ****
  • United Kingdom, England, Louth
  • Posts: 382
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2013, 20:52:58 »
Well said Tom

Neil
1964 230 SL RHD DB304 Horizon Blue
1957 190 SL RHD DB180 Silver
1988 R107 300 SL RHD DB199 Blue Black
1978 C123 230C 2dr Auto RHD Silver

66andBlue

  • Full Member
  • Platinum
  • ******
  • USA, CA, Solana Beach
  • Posts: 4708
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2013, 22:41:23 »
.... I want nothing to do with LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or any of the other social networks. ....
Hi Tom, 
you are not alone!
This social network here is all I want.
Alfred
1964 230SL manual 4-speed 568H signal red
1966 230SL automatic 334G light blue (sold)
1968 280SL automatic (now 904G midnight blue)

pj

  • Full Member
  • Gold
  • *****
  • Canada, ON, London, Ontario
  • Posts: 559
  • 1965 230SL
    • my home page
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #7 on: February 14, 2013, 07:35:27 »
Gentlemen, I respect your line of thinking but I still want to join the LinkedIn group. How many of our members belong to it? Is there much discussion over there?
« Last Edit: February 15, 2013, 06:17:01 by pj »
Peter J
1965 230SL #09474 named Dagny
2018 B250 4matic named Rigel

Benz Dr.

  • Vendor
  • Platinum
  • ******
  • Canada, ON, Port Lambton
  • Posts: 7128
  • Benz Dr.
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2013, 17:03:40 »
Gee...... I'm not that popular after all...... :(

 I'm sure some people must use it a bit but I always wondered how they knew the people I know. Odd that they could put in contact with people I haven't contacted in years. I'm also sure that what I'm getting from those who contact me is legit. Not harmful and not that valuable either. :D



 On an interesting side note:
I had someone ask me to join his group; at least twice. During one of our last conversations in '06 he called me every name in the book because I wanted him to pay 1K commission on a 40K sale. I never saw a dime. >:(

Fast forward several years later and I have this same guy asking me to join his group. Eventually, I answered and asked him why he would want to have someone in his group that is a crook ( I used all of his discriptions of me ) and wouldn't that lower his profile on the site? :P

I haven't heard anything in about a month. Do you think maybe I offened him? ???
1966 230SL 5 speed, LSD, header pipes, 300SE distributor, ported, polished and balanced, AKA  ''The Red Rocket ''
Dan Caron's SL Barn

1970  3.5 Coupe
1961  190SL
1985   300CD  Turbo Coupe
1981  300SD
2013  GMC  Sierra
1965  230SL
1967 250SL
1970 280SL
1988 560SEC

Peter van Es

  • Honorary Member
  • Platinum
  • ******
  • Netherlands, North Holland, Nederhorst Den Berg
  • Posts: 3990
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2013, 10:54:50 »
I use linked-in for business and ONLY link with people I actually know. I find it quite useful. And yes, Linked-In lives from finding connections between people. That is not rocket science either. And occasionally, people do indeed -- accidentally or on purpose -- allow LinkedIn access to their address book... never do that!

However, the Pagoda SL Group on LinkedIn is dead, to all intents and purposes, since I don't believe Rodd Masteller does anything with it. The last post on it is by me alerting people to the 50th celebration events on this website. So you're not missing anything over there.
1970 280SL. System Admin of the site. Please do not mail or PM me questions on Pagoda's... I'm not likely to know the answer.  Please post on the forum instead!

Cees Klumper

  • Platinum
  • ******
  • USA, CA, De Luz and Los Angeles
  • Posts: 5503
    • http://SL113.org
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #10 on: February 16, 2013, 10:57:50 »
I use linked in exactly as Peter describes, and have found it very useful for staying in touch and getting back in touch with people. I don't use it for non-work related things like the Pagoda Group.
Cees Klumper
1969 Mercedes 280 SL automatic
1968 Ford Mustang 302 V8
1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Coupe 1600
1962 FIAT 1500S OSCA convertible
1972 Lancia Fulvia Coupe 1.3
1983 Porsche 944 2.5
1990 Ford Bronco II

pj

  • Full Member
  • Gold
  • *****
  • Canada, ON, London, Ontario
  • Posts: 559
  • 1965 230SL
    • my home page
Re: Pagoda SL Group on Linked In
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2013, 07:45:54 »
Thanks Peter and Cees and everyone,
I'll quit trying to connect on LinkedIn and spend my time more fruitfully here anyway.
Peter J
1965 230SL #09474 named Dagny
2018 B250 4matic named Rigel