Comments on: LinkedIn to open their platform to developers? http://www.901am.com/2007/linkedin-to-open-their-platform-to-developers.html New Media News Every Morning Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:13:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.901am.com/2007/linkedin-to-open-their-platform-to-developers.html/comment-page-1#comment-5918 Mark Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:16:07 +0000 http://www.901am.com/2007/linkedin-to-open-their-platform-to-developers.html#comment-5918 I don't think LinkedIn can become a social network the way Facebook operates. Their whole business model and current application are just not open for it. There is no collaboration on LinkedIn, just connections. And to communicate outside your own connections you will need to pay. Facebook still lacks the focus on professionals and their specific needs. Ning has a better way to setup communities, but also lacks tools for organizations or people that want to run a professional community. I run my community on http://www.konnects.com. It is a mix of Ning and LinkedIn and great for professionals. It is free, but you can make money on your own community. I don’t think LinkedIn can become a social network the way Facebook operates. Their whole business model and current application are just not open for it. There is no collaboration on LinkedIn, just connections. And to communicate outside your own connections you will need to pay. Facebook still lacks the focus on professionals and their specific needs. Ning has a better way to setup communities, but also lacks tools for organizations or people that want to run a professional community. I run my community on http://www.konnects.com. It is a mix of Ning and LinkedIn and great for professionals. It is free, but you can make money on your own community.

]]> By: Angela Grant http://www.901am.com/2007/linkedin-to-open-their-platform-to-developers.html/comment-page-1#comment-5887 Angela Grant Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:29:31 +0000 http://www.901am.com/2007/linkedin-to-open-their-platform-to-developers.html#comment-5887 I'm on both Facebook and LinkedIn. Facebook's service is so much better it's not even funny. I fined LinkedIn to be clunky and user unfriendly ... They even try to charge for some services! However, to complicate matters, I do find LinkedIn to be more useful. Just because I don't have much time for social networking, but if I'm going to make time, it's nice to be helping out my career. I’m on both Facebook and LinkedIn. Facebook’s service is so much better it’s not even funny. I fined LinkedIn to be clunky and user unfriendly … They even try to charge for some services!

However, to complicate matters, I do find LinkedIn to be more useful. Just because I don’t have much time for social networking, but if I’m going to make time, it’s nice to be helping out my career.

]]> By: Richard http://www.901am.com/2007/linkedin-to-open-their-platform-to-developers.html/comment-page-1#comment-5879 Richard Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:25:07 +0000 http://www.901am.com/2007/linkedin-to-open-their-platform-to-developers.html#comment-5879 Who want to pay to contact people on linkedin? I know lots of folks building profiles on a site called congoo.com becuase you can contact others members free. Who want to pay to contact people on linkedin? I know lots of folks building profiles on a site called congoo.com becuase you can contact others members free.

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