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IMO LinkedIn is one of the more compelling online social networks for two reasons: 1.) The platform’s incentives are well aligned with the user’s incentives. Th
by blululu 7y ago
IMO LinkedIn is one of the more compelling online social networks for two reasons:
1.) The platform’s incentives are well aligned with the user’s incentives. The platform makes money if recruiters can make money by offering jobs to users.
You could argue that recruiter spam is a problem but it would then be a problem for the product and the users. Facebook on the other hand has much less incentive to stop selling ads at the user’s detriment.
2.) It facilitates social interactions that are not necessarily possible IRL. You can reach out to people of interest even if you don’t know them personally. The formality means that we can start conversations with some degree of formality.