As an early adopter of the social network LinkedIn dating back almost ten years to its launch in May 5, 2003, I was also one of first to purchase their stock when its IPO hit in late May, 2011. Just a short five years ago, its membership only totaled 30 million professionals, a fraction of the hundreds of millions flocking to Facebook. However with their "gated-access approach," the network built trust amongst its users who have sinced gone on to build effective individual networks of connections that like myself proved to produce lucrative business relationships over the years.
Somewhat analagous to the fiefdoms of the Feudal Ages, each member (once LinkedIn) is able to farm his own land, produce his own crops and amass his own following, metaphorically speaking. Differing from that archaic economic model, there is no fealty owed to the LinkedIn landlord --- that is, unless one chooses to purchase one of their premium business services.
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