Linkedin is not Facebook, they say. Linkedin is professional.
If they mean professional means boring, they got it all wrong. Work must have fun.
If they mean that pictures are not professional, they are insulting 8 million people whose job it is to create professionally made images.
Animals ? Talk to veterinarians, dog handlers, and pet shops - another 6 million people.
Or take this one:
So what does 'professional' mean?
Huge offer for professionals.
Our mission is to represent, lead and serve the international aviation industry:
Join this virtual silicon valley serving the aviation world and get rewarded hugely!
Join this virtual silicon valley serving the aviation world and get rewarded hugely!
10 signs you are professional:
1. You propose solutions
2. You are responsive
3. You are humble, friendly and good-natured
4. You share credit
5. You know your stuff but you never stop learning
6. You do quality work
7. You beat deadlines
8. You listen carefully and ask questions
9. You take pride in your work
10. You help others
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But Linkedin is different from Facebook and Twitter.
1) It is about hiring and getting a job
2) It is about a community of people who help and inspire each other
3) Here hate and envy do not spread virally. When I come here I feel better. I get inspired, I get educated, I meet interesting people, I help and get helped.
I enjoy this social network.
Do you ?
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