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DinahMoeHum

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6. Interesting. I was talking to a business consultant the other day. . .

Reply to wilt the stilt (Reply #4)

Sat May 19, 2012, 07:11 AM

May 2012

and I asked him about social networking, whether I should really get involved and have a Facebook account (I'm looking to change jobs).

He told me, don't bother with Facebook, that LinkedIn was a much better site if I wanted to do this kind of networking on a strictly professional basis: Professionals networking with professionals.

Then he told me: "Remember, Facebook was founded by a college geek looking for a date. Not a Steve Jobs or Bill Gates sort of person" I chuckled.

So far, it seems people like you and me and the consultant are having the last laugh.

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LA TImes: Facebook's epic fail [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

I would hate to see Morgan Stanley and the other underwriters lose money on this. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #1

I could care less whether Morgan Stanley and other underwriters lose money. bluestate10 May 2012 #2

You know what Facebook does? It connects separated families. aquart May 2012 #12

____ randome May 2012 #14

It does all that well, and then it sells your life to the highest bidder bhikkhu May 2012 #15

My long lost half-sister found me on FB XanaDUer May 2012 #16

my family members have a closed FB group. grasswire May 2012 #25

Actually I was being sarcastic. MS was trying to manipulate the market. Prometheus Bound May 2012 #17

Trust Me, The Banks Won't Lose Money Yavin4 May 2012 #3

I said a couple of days ago on DU wilt the stilt May 2012 #4

Interesting. I was talking to a business consultant the other day. . . DinahMoeHum May 2012 #6

Public investors did not Like. tanyev May 2012 #5

I understand that the banks propped up the price on Friday. don't we have to Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #13

I think you have to wait until the latest Euro panic leaves Johonny May 2012 #18

thanks for the info. I seriously doubt facebook will be around in 20 years Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #19

let's talk finance Roy Rolling May 2012 #7

I couldn't see the substantial improvement over that other time-waster, MYSPACE. MADem May 2012 #8

hey! I found Myspace! It's still around. wow. Liberal_in_LA May 2012 #20

Is it too soon? daaron May 2012 #9

Nothing is "secure"--not Diaspora, not anything. You're "out there" on the net, people can see you, MADem May 2012 #21

Well, there's degrees of security... daaron May 2012 #22

Just don't give Facebook your full name, and use a tosser email for their stupid notifications! MADem May 2012 #23

I stopped using Facebook more than a year ago. daaron May 2012 #24

I made a page named after one of my dogs that has no info on it. MADem May 2012 #26

"facebook's" "epic" "fail"? sorry, zero for three.... unblock May 2012 #10

Yeah, let me fail epically for a few billion dollars gratuitous May 2012 #11