LinkedIn and associations

Check out the sweet discussion on yapstar.org about the value of LinkedIn for associations. (You don't need to be a member to read, only to post and join the convo.)

I got a comment recently, here on an earlier post:

"Have you heard of companies requiring employees to have LinkedIn profiles, and to use them to generate leads for the company's sales. It was recently "suggested" to me that I should start posting questions on the Q&A on LinkedIn, connect to the people who responded, and then turn them over to our sales team.

I don't like this practice and I said that I would prefer not to do it. In my mind, my profile is my "brand" and my property... not the company I happen to be working for in the moment.

What do you think?"

Posted my answer on yapstar.org, so it could be part of the ongoing discussion. See what you think.