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

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  • Niheel
    Recognized Expert Moderator Top Contributor
    • Jul 2005
    • 2432

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

    This cartoon made me think about this:
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    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?
    Last edited by MMcCarthy; Oct 14 '10, 12:25 AM. Reason: facebook not facebok lol
    niheel @ bytes
  • MMcCarthy
    Recognized Expert MVP
    • Aug 2006
    • 14387

    #2
    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

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    • Frinavale
      Recognized Expert Expert
      • Oct 2006
      • 9749

      #3
      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
      Last edited by Frinavale; Oct 15 '10, 08:47 PM.

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      • Niheel
        Recognized Expert Moderator Top Contributor
        • Jul 2005
        • 2432

        #4
        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.
        Last edited by Niheel; Jun 7 '11, 09:55 AM.
        niheel @ bytes

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        • AMSwiZZZZ
          New Member
          • Apr 2011
          • 3

          #5
          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.

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          • Chris Mak
            New Member
            • Jun 2011
            • 2

            #6
            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.

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            • maketick
              New Member
              • Apr 2012
              • 4

              #7
              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

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              • Fary4u
                Contributor
                • Jul 2007
                • 273

                #8
                people using linkedin as a business source, facebook & twitter & G+ are good for personal relation, promoting & website interaction.

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                • Roman Sahakov
                  New Member
                  • Nov 2012
                  • 11

                  #9
                  Twitter

                  From my practice I would tell Twitter. Here, there are more online people who would like to see more tweets.

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                  • Tutormandomz1
                    New Member
                    • Feb 2013
                    • 9

                    #10
                    It depends on what you post/share content that attracts users.

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                    • CygnetInfo
                      New Member
                      • Mar 2013
                      • 27

                      #11
                      It depends upon the content or image or video which you share and which helps to attract users..

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                      • sptechnolab
                        New Member
                        • May 2013
                        • 14

                        #12
                        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

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                        • sarbjitgrewal
                          New Member
                          • Sep 2020
                          • 19

                          #13
                          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.

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                          • Naheedmir
                            New Member
                            • Jul 2020
                            • 62

                            #14
                            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.

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                            • SwissProgrammer
                              New Member
                              • Jun 2020
                              • 220

                              #15
                              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.

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