Have you ever tried to Link somebody out? Yes, Steve O’Keeffe would like to remove you from his professional network. Well, it ain’t that easy. In fact, as near as I can tell, it’s impossible. And, how about logging off LinkedIn - getting rid of your profile? Ya, you can forget about it. I’m afraid LinkedIn is like a tattoo - InkedIn if you will (it’s for the rest of your life). And, sadly, social media is necromancy - even if you croak, you’ll live on on LinkedIn.

 

Turning the dial on the radio, I heard that Benedict XVI recently stated that Catholicism is forever. Once you’re baptized, that’s it. You can’t log out. Even if you become a Muslim or a Jew or, heaven forbid, a Protestant, you’re still a Catholic when you get to the pearly gates. 

 

Guess in social media and religion, it’s all about making it sticky and defending market share. And, yes, I must confess, I did search for the Pope on LinkedIn. There’s the man with the red shoes. Figure I’ll send him a LinkedIn request. If ya can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Hell, maybe I should go ahead and friend the Almighty - and cut out the middle man?