http://www.drewperry.com/digidad/2008/12/now-with-more-linkedin/ raising a family in the information age Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:31:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.drewperry.com/digidad/2008/12/now-with-more-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-544 Drew Wed, 31 Dec 2008 02:40:47 +0000 http://www.drewperry.com/blog/?p=214#comment-544 On the contrary, it's filled with professional individuals looking to network between companies and organizations. And it's completely functional. It's a site with a mission statement and it fulfills that statement completely. Facebook, on the other hand, is a distraction in a dotcom; rife with zombies, li'l green patches, and hottie pricing. It's a social network, not a professional network. LinkedIn is a professional network. The difference to many is subtle, I'm sure. And the y-gens might gloss it over wondering why you can't poke your boss or send possible employers flair. But trust me, it's fully functional and greatly populated. On the contrary, it’s filled with professional individuals looking to network between companies and organizations. And it’s completely functional. It’s a site with a mission statement and it fulfills that statement completely. Facebook, on the other hand, is a distraction in a dotcom; rife with zombies, li’l green patches, and hottie pricing. It’s a social network, not a professional network. LinkedIn is a professional network. The difference to many is subtle, I’m sure. And the y-gens might gloss it over wondering why you can’t poke your boss or send possible employers flair. But trust me, it’s fully functional and greatly populated.

]]> http://www.drewperry.com/digidad/2008/12/now-with-more-linkedin/comment-page-1/#comment-547 the fat friar Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:09:18 +0000 http://www.drewperry.com/blog/?p=214#comment-547 so it's like facebook but without all the functionality and people? so it’s like facebook but without all the functionality and people?

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