tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033750.post3011085738953361494..comments2023-09-06T07:30:55.671-07:00Comments on Ted Shelton: Linkedin vs. FacebookTed Sheltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09651155562346606560noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033750.post-85567944771457224342008-10-16T05:42:00.000-07:002008-10-16T05:42:00.000-07:00Ted, we've not met and i did not know your work un...Ted, we've not met and i did not know your work until today when i discovered your blog post contrasting LinkedIn/Facebook.<BR/><BR/>I've been on LinkIn several years and see the purpose of it (at least for me) to be much more career/business related. For this, it's continuing to be very directly related to my business interests and a good way to stay in touch not only with people but their own career-evolvement process, as well.<BR/><BR/>Facebook, in contrast, is for me more social and personalized connectionally purposeful around multiples of shared interests. Career/business may well be one but i find there it's more about the day-to-day living stuff, additionally, and personal perspectives shared on topics of keen, current interests.<BR/><BR/> I'm newer to Facebook as of literally this Summer '08, but like you, quickly saw my involvement and contact-exchange list of "friends" morph well over several hundred within weeks. At least 50% of those "friends" i've never even met "live" and well over half of them initiated with ME vs vice-versa is the case on LinkedIn.<BR/><BR/>On LinkedIn, i literally KNOW personally every single, linked person and do not tend to use the extended outreach options there. <BR/><BR/>i pay for neither -- and if the choice came down to a paid subscription or no-participation in both, I'd defiitely consider keeping Facebook fully engaged for a small monthly fee. I'd probably opt to stick with whatever "free" LinkedIn version the company would surely be smart enough to still offer be the future scope of that one. <BR/><BR/>Interesting, i only now realized in some ways the "fun" of Facebook rules the value for me over the "practicality" piece of LinkedIn, at least the way i currently participate within both. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for raising the contrasting considerations in your blog. I'll enjoy revisiting periodically and checking out some of your other ideas.<BR/><BR/>Sherry Lowry - Austin Texas USA<BR/>Facebook and LinkedIn: Sherry Lowry<BR/>Twitter: sherrylowry<BR/>Sherry@SherryLowry.comSherryLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17441765421210611861noreply@blogger.com