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0 pointspx19998y ago0 comments

What community though? There are three groups that use the site - employers, employees who want to vent and job seekers.

The first are captive, the second only allowed to post once per year, and the third is ideally a very temporary situation.

It's hardly comparable to a social network, or even other review sites (which can cater for enthusiasts)

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beamatronic8y ago

There is gold in what you just wrote. These groups had a need to connect socially, anonymously, and in a way that is urgent and temporary.

nailer8y ago

I think you've just answered your own question. Post limits don't change the value of the information submitted, not does people looking for work change the value of their talent to potential employers.

It's not comparable to a social network because it is a social network: people and relationships and they're nodes and vertices on a social graph.

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