In my recent predictions post, I predicted the growth of niche social networks and made a comment about LinkedIn's stickiness (or lack thereof):
...I predict that a lot of those 30-somethings who don't fit into MySpace of FaceBook (and who can't find enough stickiness to hang out on LinkedIn) will find some more specialized communities to get involved in and voice their opinions. And I have a feeling net-entrepreneurs will be scrambling to create communities to meet the demand.
And holy cow, I was actually right! Less than a week later, Adotas reports that MomJunction, a social networking site for - you guessed it - moms, has raised $1.5 million. The company reports that the November-launched Beta was "phenomenal." And LinkedIn, which *had* to have been aware of its lack of exciting features, has just introduced LinkedIn Answers. Answers looks like a great start for LinkedIn...but I still think they should add a whitepaper sharing feature.
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