It used to be that LinkedIn was very, dare I say, boring. Great for connecting with businesses of interest, possible employers, or employees. During that time I built a LinkedIn (let’s go with LI) group that was of good use for discussions, but that was about all that I used LI for.

Lately, if you look at it, it looks much more like Facebook without the “here’s what I ate for lunch” posts. According to LI, “LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional (here’s where they try to differentiate from social) network with hundreds of millions of members, and growing rapidly. Our mission is to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.” That said, people (well, professionals) are sharing articles, ideas, and content in general that relates to their industry… for the most part.

Recently, I decided to push into LI more and reached out to many in the fitness industry in an effort to have some more varied conversations than what I was finding in various groups I was a member of (even my own) about our industry (I’m connected to a lot of international fitness professionals.). So, far it has been very interesting.

Indeed, what I’ve found is more specific professional content that I can consume and then pass on to others. Sure, there’s still self-important individuals trying to sell you stuff, but I feel that it’s far less than other social media sites.

So, what I’m saying is that, as you choose where you are going to spend your time, you should take another look at LinkedIn and see if there’s something there for you.