(Part 1 – Linked-In)
Linked-In is fast becoming one of the best platforms to pick up industry related news and network with other professionals. There are literally thousands of Linked-In groups, so much so, that finding the most relevant, biggest, best or most active groups can be a bit of a challenge!
To help you on your way, here is a selection of the groups we’re familiar with and can heartily recommend.
Agile (4,813 members)
Agile Enthusiast (638)
Agile Progect Management Group (3,851)
Agile Testing (595)
Agilistias (2,415)
American Society for Quality (11,054)
Automation Testing (518)
Methods & Tools (822)
QA Automation Architect (664)
QA Test Automation (1,010)
QA/Testing (1,193)
QAGuild Network (5,545)
Quality Assurance and Test Professionals / Analysts (242)
Senior Testing Professionals (1,579)
Software Test & Performance Group (914)
Software Testing & QA (997)
Software Testing & Quality Assurance (19,957)
Software Testing and Quality Assurance (2,561)
Software Testing Club (3,705)
SQA forums (2,366)
Test automation (3,875)
Test Development (552)
Test Management Forum (530)
Test Republic (298)
Test strategy and test management (741 members)
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Do you find LinkedIn to be that useful ? As your list shows, there are a host of groups on it so trying to keep track of all thats happening on them is somewhat tricky. And with other places like The Software Testing Club being great places for discussions isn’t LinkedIn more for collecting groups like people collect badges ?
Comment by Phil Kirkham — October 3, 2009 @ 8:17 am
Hi Phil
Thanks for the feedback. The Software Testing Club is a great place for testers to interact you are right. From a business point of view, LinkedIn has been good for finding peers and getting connected. I belong to a few marketing clubs on LinkedIn and do get some value out of them. The point you make about LinkedIn is also true though, that some groups tend not to have as much activity as you hoped for.
I will ask Rosie at STC to post the question to the club and see how other testers use LinkedIn?
Thanks again
Maria Martin
Comment by admin — October 7, 2009 @ 11:50 am
why ask Rosie - join the STC ( if you haven’t already ) and ask the question yourself ? we don’t bite !
Comment by phil kirkham — October 21, 2009 @ 8:25 am