Konstantin 🏳️‍🌈🔭15h ago

RE: https://haz.pink/@can/116407822236464320

I’m not a fan of the “professional network” model but perhaps it’s time to shape a more prominent alternative. Be it a platform, a format or simply some convention for posting. #LinkedIn is just a data farm now anyway.

Show threadHelge Heß15h ago
@iamkonstantin @can We could use OpenBC 🙃
Show threadKonstantin 🏳️‍🌈🔭15h ago
@helge @can TIL
But also, make it World, or at least EU :D
Show threadHelge Heß15h ago
@iamkonstantin @can You don’t know what OpenBC is, hm? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XING
XING - Wikipedia

Show threadKonstantin 🏳️‍🌈🔭14h ago

@helge @can the first search result was https://www.openbc.ca/

I do know Xing 😁

Home | OpenBC

Be a Force for Good in BC!

Show threadPink14h ago

@iamkonstantin @helge Yeah how could you not know that XING used to be called OpenBC TWENTY years ago, duh??

https://www.duperrin.com/english/2006/09/28/open-becomes-xing/

Open BC becomes XING

OpenBC, the social networking platform, is going to change its name to XING. It don't know the purposes of this change, perharps "Open Business Club" meant business too much and they wanted to send the

Bertrand Duperrin's Notepad
Show threadKonstantin 🏳️‍🌈🔭
@can @helge Haha "Open BC" - there is no way for this to sound professional in my mind (especially 20 years ago me 😂)
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Show threadHelge Heß13h ago
@iamkonstantin @can It was actually really good in the beginning and much more professional than linkedin!
Show threadKonstantin 🏳️‍🌈🔭13h ago
@helge @can Oh I actually have a profile there! Let's connect :D https://www.xing.com/profile/Konstantin_Kostov064739/
Konstantin Kostov - Co-Founder, Independent Developer - Headbright Group

Co-Founder, Independent Developer

XING