Comparing PublicIdentity.org with LinkedIn

LinkedIn is one of the most popular sites for work-related profiles.

Advantages

• Go-to directory for work-related stuff
• Optional verification

Disadvantages

• Their profiles reflect this focus on work.
• They are trying to be a social platform, thus downplaying external blogs and social sites.

Sizing

They claim over 1 billion members in 200 countries.

Notable fields

• website - options for:
  • Personal
  • Company
  • Blog
  • RSS Feed
  • Portfolio
  • Other
• birthday - only day and month, no year
• instant messaging - options for:
  • Skype
  • ICQ
  • Google Hangouts
  • QQ
  • WeChat
• name pronunciation - can only be set in their mobile app
• location - only region, postal code and city
• pronouns
• headline - free-form text displayed under your profile image