Comments on: Is Facebook’s BranchOut Really Going to Outshine LinkedIn?

By: Nick Davison

Nick Davison — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:29:07 +0000

I’m not so sure branch out is ever going to truly compete with linked in. they are late to the party and Linked in are already established leaders in social business networking. I would be surprised if they continue to grow at that rate, although to be honest I will still create a profile for the additional coverage.

By: biobank

biobank — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 11:49:33 +0000

Very good knowledge about the working of branch out. Yes,it is absolutely right that the Facebook’s branchout is going to outshine the LinkedIn.

By: Amanda DiSilvestro

Amanda DiSilvestro — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:33:48 +0000

I’m really glad you bring up age. I think you are 100% right (and I know there are statistics somewhere out there to prove it), and that will likely have an effect on the use of BranchOut. I’m wondering, though, if BranchOut will simply just grow up with those using it today. In other words, in 30 years when all the “young” people are “old,” maybe BranchOut could really have something? I suppose only time will tell!
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By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:24:51 +0000

Great article Amanda. The one thing that you may not have covered here is the age demographics. It seems Facebook is ripe with the 20 somethings but as user age goes north, usage seems to go south. I think LinkedIn stats show the opposite to a certain degree.

Also, for me LinkedIn has always offered a much more professional environment, which could be why we focused on LinkedIn when we decided to build a business centric social communications application and not Facebook / Branchout.

Best,
Erik
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By: Amanda DiSilvestro

Amanda DiSilvestro — Thu, 24 May 2012 16:09:22 +0000

I’ve always thought of Twitter as the network with random connections and LinkedIn as the network with “real” connections. Do you think LinkedIn is turning into a competition about how many followers you have and how many connections you can make (whether they are quality or not)? I suppose I am beginning to see this more the more I join groups who will “accept all invites.” It’s interesting to think about whether or not BranchOut will change this dynamic. Thanks for your comment!
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