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Re:Is underdog LinkedIn poised to beat flashy Facebook? by tomsaffell on Tuesday October 28, 2008 @01:49PM (#346546)
This is true, FB's volume potential is higher than LI. But it is also true that those people who are interested in their "business social network" are accustomed to paying for services that create business value, sometimes paying handsomely. Those people interested in their social network are less accustomed to paying for "social services", and may be less able to put a value on the service (telecommunication services excepted).
Re:Is underdog LinkedIn poised to beat flashy Facebook? by gaius on Tuesday October 28, 2008 @02:35PM (#346616)
It's not clear either that someone couldn't implement a LinkedIn clone on Facebook's API. FB isn't ignoring the corporate space, for example their "networks" feature is tied to a corporate email address anyone who is a member of a company network, you can trust that their identity is real. LinkedIn is even trying to get in on FB's turf, with its status updates.
Re:Is underdog LinkedIn poised to beat flashy Facebook? by indigoviolet on Wednesday October 29, 2008 @09:39PM (#348306)
On the other hand, advertisers tend to want to advertise to the people interested in their "social social network". Advertising to job seekers is inherently limited.