Which is better (research work), Facebook or LinkedIn?
Posted on 14. Aug, 2010 by SNS Research in Concept
Many people would consider this a tough question. However, the truth is that the answer is simple. “Better″ is measured by results. LinkedIn produces results and Facebook is more difficult to translate results from. Why is this?
On the face of the question, Facebook struggles relative to LinkedIn because the service was never planned as a space friendly to professional interaction–it was built purely for social needs. On the other hand, LinkedIn was built to provide a place for professionals to interact, and it does that superbly, with limited disruption.
Let’s review each in more detail:
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LinkedIn is similarly crippled for social internation. LinkedIn is stuffy, straight-laced, and business-focused. LinkedIn gives little window into the personal lives of its users. Frankly, that is as it should be. LinkedIn users would be highly disturbed to find the situation otherwise.
On a compare-and-contrast basis, Facebook has broader reach globally, but then half the users may be under 18. As a business person, what is the value in that? Facebook tells us more about its users’ families, entertainment interests, quirks, and so forth. Facebook has become a part of the social fabric of its users. Facebook is disconnected from the business lives of its users, but Facebook users more often start a conversation and move off of the medium for that interaction. On the other hand, LinkedIn often becomes integral to business relationship as the tool keeps the members tuned into the activity and development of their network.
LinkedIn stinks at social interaction. In fact, the tool may often seem too measured and methodical in the way that it manages communication between members. While you can see everyone on the network, you can’t reach out and touch them. You have to establish some connection and get those in the chain of that connection to help you along. So, LinkedIn is more like a laptop, where Facebook is more of a flat screen television. LinkedIn is for business and Facebook is for our broader lives.
Personally, I can reach almost 13 million people in my LinkedIn network. On Facebook, I’m really interested in the concerns of those with whom I share the connection. I guess people are inextricably linked in the business and playing with Facebook, but I doubt wi number is large and I know that the relationship has the same depth and professional & # xE0; ample that might LinkedIn.
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