Social networks seem to be one of the "in-things" on the Internet right now. So far, I wasn't really convinced: Friendster didn't really do anything for me, and the report of Steve Lawson on sms.ac convinced me to not join.

A few days ago, Alexander Benner invited me to the Open Business Club. My main motivation to join was to get in touch with potential employers. However, after only one day of research, I managed to get in touch with former colleagues, customers and other friends. I was totally surprised to see how many people are part of this that I already know. So now I'm a believer :-).

I am especially glad that not only are the usual suspects part of this (people in business, MBAs etc.), but also musicians and pastors and from all kinds of businesses. I look forward to the fruitful exchange with people from the many areas that I'm active in.

The whole site seems to be genuine: You can use it even without paying, and there's no gratification for convincing people to join (expect the contacts coming from that), so it seems to be more about quality than quantity.

Sign up at OpenBC (and add me as contact).