Facebook vs LinkedIn
At last Friday's Central Iowa Bloggers gathering, I spoke up that I thought Facebook has the potential to someday replace LinkedIn as the social network of choice for professionals.
Paul Gillin, author of The New Influencers, shares his thoughts in Facebook Deserves Marketers' Attention
"If it keeps up this momentum, Facebook has the chance to succeed where earlier professional networks like LinkedIn didn't. While LinkedIn has some valuable professional networking features, it has the feeling of a software application more than a community."
Images on Facebook are a big plus (remember - MyBlogLog really took off when images became available on widgets). Allowing outside developers to create plug-ins might be the trump card that Facebook holds.
Both are missing RSS on their search (Search Once and Subscribe!). Who knows - maybe Facebook and LinkedIn hook up somehow.
And the reception of my thoughts last week? The looks I got at our gathering were similar to the glassy-eyed glazes I got two years ago when I started telling Iowa-based business they should consider blogging. Maybe we'll wait until Missouri shows us.
Update - Relevant Links Elsewhere:
- Jeff Pulver on BusinessWeek's Confessions of a LinkedIn Dropout (Also see the module on Related Items there)
- Jason Falls with Facebook, LinkedIn Should be Different Animals
Comments