Social networking site Facebook is apparently readying a rival to Linkedin – a site that some people occasionally use for work to share resumes and the like.
The Financial Times originally broke the news and claims that Facebook, which has already lost popularity with younger people, will let people tie up with their professional contacts and chat to their colleagues.
It’s not only Linkedin that Facebook may compete against – the report suggested that Microsoft’s Yammer and Google are in Facebook’s sights too.
But Facebook faces increasing criticism that material posted by people worldwide form the basis of a marketing initiative that breaches personal privacy and can cause unexpected consequences.
In view of this, business professionals may feel it’s a bit much to trust their resumes/CVs into the hands of a company that’s already facing criticism because of privacy concerns.
Facebook made no comment at press time but is continually looking at ways to stretch its global database reach. Wouldn’t it make more sense to just buy Linkedin, which is a publicly listed company?
