Andrey Golub :: Weblog :: Estimate your network value, and capitalize it over the next 10 years! (sponsored by Xing.com)

Estimate your network value, and capitalize it over the next 10 years! (sponsored by Xing.com)

Try this test, it's funny at least... http://www.mynetworkvalue.com/

But I'd be happy to know its results could have some real estimated value, 'coz in my case it was 2.691.550 €. Not so bad, yeah? :) It's nice to know! :) Thanks to Alessandro for the invitation to pass this test.

Network Value
Your network value is an estimate of the potential monetary value of your network, which you can tap into and capitalize over the next 10 years. Your network value can be converted into hard cash for example by, generating new business, getting pay rises or promotions, holding seminars or giving lectures etc.

The after-test comments were: (censured some parts of the message, there were too many ads for Xing.com)

A closer look at your network value

The range of your network is above the statistical average. This alone makes you stand out from the crowd. A network of this size demands high-maintenance. From a statistical point of view there is a limt to the number of individuals with whom any one person can maintain stable relationships. This mean number of individuals is approx. 150 persons.
People, who you're regularly in contact with are of high value for daily business, however they add little to your overall network value. In contrast, people who you used to have regular contact with in the past and now not that often (e.g. former colleagues or old college friends) are particularly valuable.

The REFERENCES mentioned in the [censured] message were:

For more information see Dunbar‘s Number and The Dunbar Number as a Limit to Group Sizes.

Ref: The Strength of weak ties: A network theory revisited, Mark Granovetter).

Ref: Granovetter’s Weak Ties - How Weak Is Weak?). These old ties can quite easily be reactivated, especially when you need new ideas, input, inspiration or information.

We've put together a list of literary sources, references and recommendations to help you gain a deeper insight into Social Networking. See references

And here is another aftet-test statistics, the picture that gives me some hope on "a better future" :)

Produced with assumption that my Age=31, Coutry of Operating=Italy and Major Sector=Internet and New Media.

Keywords: network value, xing, xing.com, network value estimation

November 23, 2007

Network Value

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