Comments on: Business is social. http://saunderslog.com/2007/08/06/business-is-social/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:40:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Recruiting Animal http://saunderslog.com/2007/08/06/business-is-social/#comment-536865 Recruiting Animal Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:45:02 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/08/06/business-is-social/#comment-536865 I asked top internet sourcer Shally Steckerl about Facebook vs LinkedIn. He said he uses Facebook for personal reasons but LinkedIn for business. Amy Hoover, the top recruiter at TalentZoo said the same thing. These are heavy-hitters and every recruiter I know agrees. Facebook is more social than business and no recruiter limits herself to old boys networks on linkedin. LinkedIn is for most or many people about open networking. I asked top internet sourcer Shally Steckerl about Facebook vs LinkedIn. He said he uses Facebook for personal reasons but LinkedIn for business. Amy Hoover, the top recruiter at TalentZoo said the same thing. These are heavy-hitters and every recruiter I know agrees.

Facebook is more social than business and no recruiter limits herself to old boys networks on linkedin. LinkedIn is for most or many people about open networking.

]]> By: Tim Redpath http://saunderslog.com/2007/08/06/business-is-social/#comment-349219 Tim Redpath Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:53:07 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/08/06/business-is-social/#comment-349219 Interesting observations Alec (I had not seen Jeff Pulver's Blog, so thanks for the link too). I have always viewed and used LinkedIn as a sort of glorified Outlook Contact Database - it's an effective way to keep contact with old business colleagues. If they change their email address they change their entry on LinkedIn and I can always get hold of them. (Of course, that's a big "if"). I have been on facebook for a few months but have yet to see value. Your blog has spurred me to go and re-look at it! Thanks Tim Interesting observations Alec (I had not seen Jeff Pulver’s Blog, so thanks for the link too).

I have always viewed and used LinkedIn as a sort of glorified Outlook Contact Database - it’s an effective way to keep contact with old business colleagues. If they change their email address they change their entry on LinkedIn and I can always get hold of them. (Of course, that’s a big “if”).
I have been on facebook for a few months but have yet to see value. Your blog has spurred me to go and re-look at it!
Thanks
Tim

]]> By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2007/08/06/business-is-social/#comment-348399 Alec Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:10:36 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/08/06/business-is-social/#comment-348399 I think part of the problem is the way that Facebook uses the word "friends". It's overloaded, and what it really means is "connections". If you put it in that context, then Facebook could use some more tools to help me better manage the types of relationships I have. I thin it needs two types of tools: 1) It needs to allow me to better designate how much of my profile is accessible by whom. The "limited profile" vs "full profile" distinction is very primitive. I need profiles for co-workers, family, and so on as well. 2) It needs to allow subscribers to that profile to be able to designate how much update they want to receive from that user. Perhaps a mechanism like the RSS feed categories on this blog. But you know... it's better than anything else out there at the moment. I think part of the problem is the way that Facebook uses the word
“friends”. It’s overloaded, and what it really means is “connections”. If you put it in that context, then Facebook could use some more tools to help me better manage the types of relationships I have. I thin it needs two types of tools:

1) It needs to allow me to better designate how much of my profile is accessible by whom. The “limited profile” vs “full profile” distinction is very primitive. I need profiles for co-workers, family, and so on as well.

2) It needs to allow subscribers to that profile to be able to designate how much update they want to receive from that user. Perhaps a mechanism like the RSS feed categories on this blog.

But you know… it’s better than anything else out there at the moment.

]]> By: Richard Sprague http://saunderslog.com/2007/08/06/business-is-social/#comment-348386 Richard Sprague Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:47:08 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2007/08/06/business-is-social/#comment-348386 Sure, business is social, but sometimes business is business. What about those contacts who maybe you specifically don't want to be friends with, yet you tolerate because they have something you need? LinkedIn helps you stay in touch, but at an arms-distance. The more I use Facebook, the more I wonder how long it will be before I get Facebook Fatigue. For now it's fun catching up with old friends and making new ones, but you reach a point where it's impractical to stay that close to everyone. Sure, business is social, but sometimes business is business. What about those contacts who maybe you specifically don’t want to be friends with, yet you tolerate because they have something you need? LinkedIn helps you stay in touch, but at an arms-distance.

The more I use Facebook, the more I wonder how long it will be before I get Facebook Fatigue. For now it’s fun catching up with old friends and making new ones, but you reach a point where it’s impractical to stay that close to everyone.

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