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To: Graham Osborn who wrote (60671)	4/16/2018 1:59:15 AM
From: Jurgis Bekepuris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78740

The same thing is happening with LinkedIn, although in their case MSFT was stupid enough to buy them first. Counter-intuitive though it seems, there can be only one social network. I disagree. LinkedIn is not a social interaction network unlike FB. It is professional connection network. And as such it is pretty much alive and possibly thriving. You are also seem to be saying that in the age of FB, SI is dead (mostly yes), CoBF is dead, Meetup is dead, etc. I disagree also. There's a lot of not-really-FB social networks that are alive. Yes, they are not (great) businesses and may not be (great) businesses in the future, but they are still social networks.

To: Graham Osborn who wrote (60671)	4/16/2018 8:58:29 AM
From: bruwin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78740

I would agree with the sentiments expressed elsewhere on this board regarding the comparison between LinkedIn and other social media sites. IMO LinkedIn does not have the same general structure, in principle, as do the likes of Facebook or Twitter, etc. One does not use LinkedIn for the same purpose that one uses most other social media sites. You don't post "family photos" or have back and forth chats about events in your life, plus other fairly mundane events. Linkedin is more about putting information about yourself in terms of what are your professional qualifications, your work experiences, your connections with others with whom you wish to exchange professional information or provide contacts primarily related to one's own profession. I am on LinkedIn and I have constructed my profile much as I would my Curriculum Vitae. In so doing, I receive approaches from companies who wish to employ me on a contract basis. It's most useful in that regard. You state ... "LinkedIn seems to have turned into another content graveyard where most of the engagement comes from recruiters." There's no doubt that many recruiters frequent LinkedIn. But that just supports the fact that there are thousands upon thousands of individuals who "advertise" themselves primarily with a view to be recruited. Those individuals have many "connections" with others who are often in the same line of business as they are. So if a recruiter can be allowed to be "connected" to someone then that allows the recruiter to view that person's "connections". But the recruiter needs permission to do that. There are also forums that one can join and thereby often gain useful information, as well as join live discussions on topics of interest.