Networking Event to Nowhere

With too many social networks I have not explored Opportunity.com. Every so often I am sent an invite to join. A connection is named. This connection did not necessarily invite me. They set up an account.

Invitations expire in thirty days yet more are sent. So far I have not checked it out. Do I need another social network? An article blew up without a Pulse showcase recently. Strategic shares can make all the difference.

As such, I received an invite for a networking opportunity through this website. Free for paying members, twenty dollars for non-members. Fair enough. The location is mentioned and this address is given:  6141 S. Street NW Washington D.C. 2001.

Sounds like it is uptown, closer to Chevy Chase. With this information- GPS could not find it. Is S. an abbreviation for South Street? There is a South Street in Philadelphia. The zip code is incomplete and that makes me not want to pursue this any further.

Stating it is at We Work Washington: I could search that name and find a proper address. If they do not give a correct address (I have received multiple messages all with this address) what kind of business people should I expect to meet?

This could be a back alley for all I know. The event is scheduled for early evening. It does not seem like a scam. Maybe they will expect people to pay in advance and not find an address that does not exist.

Curiosity got the best of me. The office is at 641 S Street NW. It is in the former Wonder Bread factory. Imagine how frustrated someone would be to drive on a wild goose chase near the DC/Maryland border when they belong near Howard University? While they are a couple miles apart it would take an hour to drive through the city in evening rush hour.

The moral of the story is this: make sure your information is accurate. It might be a good networking event. I wouldn't pay twenty dollars sight unseen. Will it lead me to learn about the company? As previously stated, I have too many social networks. The quality of this one remains to be seen. An incorrect address is not a good first impression.