Ask HN: How do you keep track of your network?

Posted by chrisshroba on Sunday May 15, 2016 @01:01AM
from the ask-hn dept.

As I meet more and more people I'm looking for a way to keep track of things I know about people so that I can stay in touch with them and stay more personal, but I don't have the best memory.

Do you use any tools/ methods for keeping track of everyone you want to stay in touch with? Of course I use LinkedIn and Facebook, but those don't let me say "Remember, Ryan is working at Yelp, is great at design, and has a cat named Tum-tum".

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Re:Ask HN: How do you keep track of your network? by petr_tik on Sunday May 15, 2016 @07:53PM (#11703359)

Once you've made someone a 1st degree connection on LinkedIn you can add a note to their profile [0]. You can either expand the same note in the future or keep adding new ones.

Otherwise, you cannot beat a good old spreadsheet on google docs or local machine. (LI allows contact export) That way when you are looking for a new gig, you can create a new sheet with all your contacts and outline your applications plan with warm leads.

[0] https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/43370/adding-n...

If I were you, I would use LinkedIn, and keep a 3 month old copy of their spreadsheet locally.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you keep track of your network? by id122015 on Monday May 16, 2016 @01:23PM (#11707881)

This is your chance to overtake Facebook and create something better. I'm not using FB. Count me in when someone finishes the product.

I think there is a number, the maximum number of people someone can remember. or have as friends. Its about 150.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you keep track of your network? by WhatIsThisIm12 on Monday May 16, 2016 @09:31PM (#11710808)

don't be a douche. this is being a douche.

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