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What network is the easiest to connect with people? Twitter, Facebook, or Linkedin?

Niheel
2,460 Expert Mod 2GB
This cartoon made me think about this:



After having spent some time dealing with this issue for clients and internally @Bytes, i was wondering what other people thought of this? Which one is working out better connecting to other people?

Twitter? Facebook? or Linkedin?
Oct 14 '10 #1
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MMcCarthy
14,534 Expert Mod 8TB
From a professional point of view as an independent consultant I have found LinkedIn better. Not that I find it great but I find twitter and facebook to be more social networking than professional.

However, the requirements of a site like bytes are different than mine as a consultant.

Mary
Oct 14 '10 #2
Frinavale
9,735 Expert Mod 8TB
I don't think it's a matter of which social network is better than the other because each one has a specific target audience.

This is how I see it...

LinkedIn: is tailored more towards professionals seeking to connect to other professionals. It's a way for you to network with new clients or employers/employees through other professionals that you connect with.

Facebook: is tailored more towards people seeking to connect with family or "friends" from their social networks.

Twitter: ...well I'm not sure what the target audience is. It's a little crazy on there. If you follow people who are leaders in a specific field then you may get some insight into something. Ordinary people just post anything that comes to mind so it can get a little overwhelming if you don't choose who you follow wisely. When you choose to follow someone on twitter, you are choosing to get to know the "whole" person...if they are a guru in something, it doesn't necessarily mean that they will only post insights in their field because they are quite likely to start posting "whatever comes to mind" like the ordinary person.

Bytes is a social community but with a purpose: people seek to help or get help from other people who have experience working with the technology.

There are ways to connect Facebook posts with Twitter posts...and even connect the Twitter posts with LinkedIn posts. But I don't know if I recommend doing that because what you say on Facebook (for friends and family to see), you may not necessarily mean to say on LinkedIn (meant for other professionals to see).

If you are looking at reaching an specific audience, Facebook has some pretty nice advertising features that let you target your specific demographic. It's accurate because it uses the facebook-user-profile information to reach the intended audience. It lets you pay for the advertisement based on a budget that you specify (charging you per click, or per 1000 impressions/(times it's displayed))

LinkedIn allows you to post advertisements and job opportunities but from what I remember it's more expensive.



-Frinny
Oct 14 '10 #3
Niheel
2,460 Expert Mod 2GB
Twitter does has some commercial value though. It puts you in touch with people/businesses you wouldn't normally find in your network. It's like frinavale said. If you follow leaders specific to a field you do gain something insightful.
Oct 19 '10 #4
Nice question, beside the difference in audience target, the real issue is depending what do you post and the communication that you are interested in.
Apr 10 '11 #5
Think you have to start with first question: what do you want to do with the network. I find that Twitter and FB are very useful to use as a mass reach broadcasting tool. Twitter seems to get better replies on my posts. For linkedin, it's a superior product for doing any prospecting for business development and sales and recruiting.
Jun 6 '11 #6
I think, Linkedin is good for commercial purpose, then Facebook is good for personal relations and Twitter is good for any promotional products / services...etc
Apr 16 '12 #7
Fary4u
273 100+
people using linkedin as a business source, facebook & twitter & G+ are good for personal relation, promoting & website interaction.
Sep 27 '12 #8
From my practice I would tell Twitter. Here, there are more online people who would like to see more tweets.
Jan 14 '13 #9
It depends on what you post/share content that attracts users.
Feb 28 '13 #10
It depends upon the content or image or video which you share and which helps to attract users..
Mar 21 '13 #11
Depending on the content and use you can decide which is best way to connect with people...For example if its a outsourcing site then linkedin will be good, if you having a restaurant or a food joint then promoting on facebook will be better option
Aug 27 '13 #12
sarbjitgrewal
19 16bit
All Three Platforms are best for the marketing and connecting with the people. But if you are interested in providing the B2B services, then Linkedin is a perfect platform for you.
Sep 3 '20 #13
Naheedmir
62 32bit
Yes, @sarbjitgrewal you are right; all three Platforms are best for connecting with the people. Also, all of them are easiest to connect with the people as there is no rocket science in using any social media platform nowadays.
Nov 21 '20 #14
SwissProgrammer
220 128KB
From 10 years ago:

"Bytes is a social community".

That seems to suggest things like commitment and responsibility.

From years ago, in the past, down through the passage of time, to arrive with effect now years later. That quote hit me.
Nov 22 '20 #15

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