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- felman87, on 10/16/2007, -5/+23What's wrong with email? It always got the job done before.
Also, one of my problems with stuff like facebook is that people use it too damn much and replace real talking with it. I have friends who walk up to me and say "I wrote something on your wall, go check it out." douche, you're right in front of me, just tell me now. - redrock34, on 10/16/2007, -0/+12LinkedIn is for finding new contacts and doing business with that person. It isn't really for people you are staying in touch with.
- lsatkins, on 10/15/2007, -1/+12People use Facebook for business?
- RoroCo, on 10/16/2007, -2/+12Sure... Pediphiles, musicians, carneys, web-cam girls, club promoters... etc
- inactive, on 10/16/2007, -3/+12"I have friends who walk up to me and say "I wrote something on your wall, go check it out." douche, you're right in front of me, just tell me now."
I completely agree. - inactive, on 10/14/2007, -0/+6facebook == social
LinkedIn == business
I use both and have no desire to mix the two. - jakatak, on 10/16/2007, -1/+5Linkedin is a great idea. It's just not marketed correctly. Too many people are using it to look for a job and not using it for it's real purpose, to network with others in your industry. The just don't feel like they are growing or doing anything to make their name more known to the business world. I see someone like Facebook stealing the idea. It's there or the taking. Linkedin had ample time to make it a hit. They just aren't getting it done.
- JuliusErving, on 10/14/2007, -1/+5No. Employers do not want to see people's facebook profiles. Linked In has a much better interface.
- MacEnvy, on 10/16/2007, -0/+4I agree with you that a single contact network is more efficient, but Facebook is going to have to change their public image if they want to be a real player in the business networking niche. Being a member of both Facebook and Linkedin, it's easy to see that the two networks attract very different clientèle. Facebook may have added a "networking" checkbox, but it's still primarily a social network. Linkedin is clearly meant for business contacts, and the people in my networks in each are not the same folks, nor do I want them to be.
My business contacts aren't interested in how I spent my weekend, and my friends aren't interested in my resume. The two groups aren't going to mix as easily as this article seems to think they will, and that's the way I like it. I don't see a problem with having separate contact networks for separate parts of my life, and I don't know why they'd *need* to be combined. - haiduz, on 10/15/2007, -0/+4Yea because I really want employers too see all the pics of all my underage drinking.
And linked in is total crap cause it makes you pay to use it, unless you know a person's email you cant even friends them. That's fine except for that you can freind them if you pay a 20 dollar fee. What a joke for social networking. - brundlefly76, on 10/14/2007, -0/+4I hope this doesnt happen - LinkedIn is specifically business focused and has a much more professional approach to networking.
The fact that when I send a marginal contact a LinkedIn invitation explicitly says 'lets keep in touch and share our network *in a defined and professional capacity* makes myself and others (especially CEOs and other people who are hot contacts) much more willing to participate. - diggapleeeze, on 10/14/2007, -0/+3exactly. It's essentially a place to post your resume and link your business contacts to it. You don't post to it. You don't play silly games with it You don't tell people what cities you've visited with it. Etc. etc. Linked In serves a purpose in the business world. Now if Facebook enables you to group your friends in to business contacts and allows you to create a customized version of your profile stripping away all the personalization features (even more so than the limited profile option), then Linked In will have problems. Another things is there's nothing stopping Facebook from acquiring Linked In and incorporating it's features as an entire app.
- ranaweeram, on 10/14/2007, -1/+4I actually believe both apps a place. Its also my belief that certain applications will continue to have a place if they are niche and continue to be niche. But, there is a drive to combine everything into one space, which makes sense from time resource point. There are also aggregators that start to facilitate that. Interesting times to see which strategy wins.
- doscrash, on 10/14/2007, -1/+3I hope Facebook overtakes LinkedIn. I've resisted the urge to sign up for the latter, because I'm on one too many social networks already.
- MacEnvy, on 10/14/2007, -0/+2Nobody in my network is looking for a job on Linkedin ... they're using it for the intended purpose you described. Also, Linkedin is in fact VERY successful in the business world, and growing rapidly. And according to this BizTech article, they are "getting it done":
http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article.asp?item_id ... - m3mn0n, on 10/14/2007, -0/+2Yes people do.
And because something may make sense, it doesn't mean it's going to happen. Call me when Facebook starts negotiating with LinkedIn. - wageslaven, on 10/14/2007, -0/+2I disagree :)
I dont want inefficient, non searchable information. I want your communication in email. I know it sounds geeky. But trying to store and search my wetware is far less efficient than using my computer.
I cant count the number of time someone started to tell me some bit of a to-do or other info and I said "can you email it to me?"
Its not rude, people just need to understand that if you want it acted-upon or remembered, there are better ways than walking up and blurting things at me. - jbond, on 10/14/2007, -0/+2Isn't this exactly backwards? Shouldn't LinkedIn add some more communication features and keep Facebook out of Business networking?
Ah, Wait a minute, they share board members and VC. - skinturtle, on 10/14/2007, -0/+1"Facebook is going to have to change their public image if they want to be a real player in the business networking niche"
Who said Facebook was trying be a player in the business networking niche? People will use it for whatever they wish. - DiggDroog, on 10/14/2007, -1/+2Too late for that, they've already gone in the direction of MySpace with all of the crap on there now
- Aharoni, on 10/16/2007, -0/+1LinkedIn costs money in order to keep away all those underage kiddies. Whenever we want to use LinkedIn the company pays for it - it doesn't come out of my own pocket... and for the company its chump change.
- JuliusErving, on 10/15/2007, -0/+1I really can't comprehend how you're comparing Linked in to myspace. The user interface on myspace is dreadful. I never even considered joining regardless of how popular it once was. Anyone who has any appreciation for web design and usability wouldn't even touch myspace.
Like someone mentioned below, facebook is for social networking and linked in for business networking. If facebook happened to expand its service to allow individuals to create SEPARATE profiles for business networking, that would be a different story. However, right now facebook is way too informal, especially since the introduction of all these new applications. Have you seen how some people have destroyed the clean look of facebook by adding half a dozen apps to their page?
I love using facebook to check up on what my friends are doing and keep in touch with them. However, i'd rather not have an employer get a glimpse into my personal life before even interviewing me. (i'm well aware of the privacy settings, by the way.) - bizchris, on 10/14/2007, -0/+1No.
- HanSM712, on 12/03/2008, -0/+1Both are quality networking sites. The differences between the sites can be quite obvious though. Facebook is tailored for more of the college student where different applications are created to "give hugs" or "send gifts" to one another. LinkedIn is tailored to the professional who wants his/her resume out there as well as networking with individuals in one's own industry.
- chairleader, on 10/14/2007, -0/+1I've already seen mysterious crossover between my Facebook connections and Linked-in recommendations. Acquaintances on Facebook would show up as recommended connections on Linked-in without any apparent relationship to existing connections. Could be a coincidence, browser data hacks, really clever AI, or data exchange between groups... Not sure which conclusion is the most paranoid.
- MemoryDump, on 10/15/2007, -1/+1yeah.. it would be bad for LinkedIn... since I've never even heard of them before!
- DiggDroog, on 10/16/2007, -4/+4Pedophilia is a business? Where do I send my resume?
- dswaasted, on 09/04/2008, -0/+0Hi I actually work at Konnects. I find that facebook adds a lot of social value and Linked In mainly resume focused. I do not think that facebook is the place to conduct business due to the exposure of your social life and you may not want your fellow business colleagues to be able to see that.
- ChillyWilly373, on 12/02/2008, -0/+0Linked in seems to have more of a professional feel to their website. Facebook is viewed as more of a social network in which college and high school people stay connected. The majority of linked in accounts are created for first and formost their professional value (networking) and secondly to stay connected and up to date with old friends.
- JustineMCC, on 12/12/2007, -0/+0The overall use case for a LinkedIn member is very different than your Facebook member. Professional Networking is more challenging on Facebook, while LinkedIn charges a fee if you want to connect with someone outside of your network.
The other day I came across an emerging start-up called Salesconx (http://www.salesconx.com), which is a bit of a mashup between LinkedIn’s professional networking and eBay’s online marketplace model. It is free to join and very convenient. - pankaj010203, on 10/16/2007, -0/+0It's good news..................
http://www.greymatterindia.com/ - kaeron, on 10/14/2007, -0/+0I use Facebook mainly for my real friend contacts. Most of them are business friends or co-workers. And with the new friends grouping feature, Facebook could easily replace LinkedIn.
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- inactive, on 10/14/2007, -1/+0"The Facebook Monster Is Coming"
First it was myspace (failing), now it's LinkedIn (will-fail again). These businesses have two seperate purposes. - eryximachus, on 10/15/2007, -1/+0Linkedin has a TERRIBLE user interface - it is almost as bad as myspace. My eyes bleed every time I see it.
the reality is many top firms use Facebook for recruiting, especially in firms that value top talent straight out of college. HR departments at every single investment bank use facebook. Unfortunately, you don't know what you are talking about. - otakukampf, on 10/14/2007, -1/+0Facebook is for yuppie kids from suburbia that are much too concerned about what other people think of them and are dreadfully afraid of trying new things and meeting new people. It's a website focussing on rich kids hooking up using daddy's green...
- skinturtle, on 10/14/2007, -2/+0I imagine it won't be long until the greedy suits and ties realize they can't compete and try to find a way to sue.
- cyberjessy, on 10/21/2007, -3/+0I agree with a commenter above; asking people to pay for networking is a bad idea. When you are making revenue from advertising and services based on users' data, it is unfair to ask them pay for it as well.
We just launched our own professional networking site Skillda, at http://www.skillda.com - and during our conversations with users they let us know that such a business model wouldn't work. - gabibeyo, on 10/14/2007, -6/+0There is a new web application (coming soon) that will do that
take a look myclickidea.com
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