Is LinkedIn Coming After Twitter?

So not only is LinkedIn flourishing after breaking up with Twitter, it seems to be adopting its most popular feature – the thing that makes Twitter, Twitter: following others.

No, this new option isn’t wide open for everyone. The ability to follow is available rather, but you can’t start amassing followers of your own unless you’re a “thought leader.”

So how does this threaten Twitter then? Twitter is a tough sell for some of the more buttoned up industries, like law and medicine, where it’s viewed as too casual and kitchy.

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