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September 26, 2006
openBC to become XING
Well, I'm not sure I like the name - but then again, who am I to quibble - the popular European business social networking site openBC is morphing itself into "XING". I've been an openBC member for over 2 years and it is the only social networking site I've tried out that has actually brought value to my "networked life". It was great to see the site expand from being "just" a German language site to a more international approach some time ago.
I hope Lars Hinrichs and the team manage to move what's good about openBC into XING without diluting the offering with too much "social network candy". It would be a pity if that happened as there are enough "dead" social networking sites around already. Orkut anyone?
Best of luck Lars!
Posted by Matthew at September 26, 2006 07:28 PM