Mind Your Biznik
Tuesday, 16 December 2008 15:44
There are so many social networks out there. So many, infact, that an acronym, YASN (yet another social network), has been created to describe them.
I have recently started using Biznik. It's the best business-oriented online network I have used to date. The tagline is 'business networking that doesn't suck'. C'mon, you know that sounds good to you!
Benefits
For Entrepreneurs - Biznik is different from other business-oriented social networks (BOSN?) such as LinkedIn in that it is for entrepreneurs to network with eachother, not look for jobs.
Local and the World - Biznik uses a hybrid-model to networking. It provides tools to allow users to take networking offline and meet face-to-face (gasp).
Not Stuffy - The Biznik community is much more fun than the LinkedIn community. LinkedIn is cool, but sometime the community there can take itself a little too seriously. Biznik is much more akin to the local bar & grill than the fancy downtown restaurant.
Nice Interface - Biznik looks good. Wouldn't your rather spend your time on a good looking social networking site with an intuitive user interface? I would.
Shortcomings
The biggest shortcoming is the lack of an East Coast community. So let's go people. Get on Biznik, send me a message and let's network!
