[basicallydan]

Lee - I love this article. I think everybody should read it just to get the idea that this whole 'networking' thing can get pretty lame at times.

I like the way you explain it - but basically, just, "go make friends" is the advice, right? In case you're interested in the writings of someone with a similar point of view, I wrote a similar post, slightly rantier, a year or so ago: http://danielhough.co.uk/blog/human-business-card-jar/

[ledwards]

Thanks, Dan. Great article as well. Love the title ;)

Yeah, I think my basic message is to be a little more human in your dealings at networking events. In that way, I think we're both talking about the same thing. I'm embarrassed to admit that before I knew any better, I could have been Percy in your story. Thanks for the good read.

[basicallydan]

The key thing I was trying to say was that Percy needs to be less zealous :)

We've all been there - I'm still learning, too, and I definitely learned something from your words!