Jeff, I'd like to invite you to checkout Anthillz, www.anthillz.com, and see what kind of returns you can get here. I think you're going to like what you see...

Dani and Fellow Posters, Great convo and insight here, very qualitative and fruitful.
I wanted to briefly inform you all of a start-up that's generating more and more buzz, called Anthillz (www.anthillz.com). They are the newest professional networking site that only permits users that exchange testimonials of their trusted colleagues. It's a very interesting site, not as massive (quantitatively speaking) as LinkedIn however the entire site is qualitative.

All the best everyone!

Great article Zita! I'm new to the site but I'll definintely keep your posts on my radar.

Have you heard about Anthillz.com? It's a new reputation network that seems like a great tool for the independent workforce to differentiate themselves and capitalize on greater word-of-mouth referrals. I think Anthillz really falls in line with where you're going with this article and I would really like to hear your feedback on the site.

As a recent MBA grad, it has become my goal to better utilize the potent efficiency of word-of-mouth referrals.

Thanks again for the great post Zita.

Bill

Hey Guys, I just wanted to say what a great article this was, especially with the complementary feedback and interaction (Tia & Business Networking).

There's no doubt that we're in a rapidly evolving time period where technology is now affecting interpersonal relationships on a whole new level. I personally have been riding the wave of the social networking evolution for about 10 years now... and have just recently taken my role to a whole new level.

I have joined a start-up company based in Philadelphia named Anthillz (www.anthillz.com) and we're a social networking site with the goal of showcasing the reputation of our users. Similar to LinkedIn in how the relationships are all professional, but rather than "who you know" (LinkedIn) we are all about "who do you trust and respect".

Anthillz is much more qualitative than many of the other social networking sites out there. Eric and Tia both got my blood flowing when you spoke about "Significance Creates Passion" and Tia how you mentioned how the entrepreneurs that you have worked with want to get on facebook and "blow it up". The two of you spoke about having a core group of "50" friends and the drop-off thereafter... Anthillz is going after that "50", that's our niche. And by being so particular in what we're after, our site will be a much more valuable, portable tool for our users.

I find correlation in what both of you wrote to what we're doing at Anthillz and why we've created this site... to help independent workers differentiate themselves and enhance word-of-mouth for those who depend on it for new business.

This was an excellent article with great feedback and I will be recommending this to my network of trusted colleagues. Thank you Eric and others... you made my day!