It was my first time to meet an article about Social Networks where the founder/CEO of Xing, Lars Hinrichs, explains what's the future that expects us, and why Xing is different from the other similar projects (on-line Social Networks). And it also this time I did not find the article by myself, it was Sean to show it to me :)
Here is the article: In Europe, the social network as digital friend.
And the most interesting parts of it, skipping the ads for Xing, are as follows:
"The ideal social network should work as a computer-enhanced friend that suggests people you ought to know," said Lars Hinrichs, the founder of the Xing social network, based in Hamburg.
"Networks are filled with people who would be connected to one another if they knew their own common interests."
"We are moving towards a project economy where people operate as free agents and have less reliance on companies," Hinrichs said. "In this environment, networks will become the tool for linking people."
In such an environment, the value of social networks rises over time, Hinrichs added, since their members would be vital for involvement in future projects.
"The need to control your Google profile and digital identity will only grow over time," Hinrichs said. "The value of networks will also increase."
The complete story is HERE
P.S. And there will be my 5 cents: It's well knows that Germans are very good to implement the complex systems that in the following are greately accepted by German people... but it's not always working with some more "Dolce Vita" people :)
And I am also afraid that some arguments for Xing to be so much better because it's such an advanced (read- complex!)... won't never work for everybody!
However I must admit that from my personal point of view, Xing is the greatest on-line platform ever!
Keywords: Xing, Lars Hinrichs, OpenBC, Social Networks, Viadeo, Andrea Falzin
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