There’s always too much social networking going on.  When I got a MySpace, I needed a Facebook.  When I got Facebook, I needed Twitter.  Now I need a separate social networking site for just my business contacts.  Blarg.  There has to be a better way!

With a simple modification, Facebook could immediately wipe out LinkedIn.  Here’s what they do: give us the option to display certain Facebook information to different types of “friends.”  In other words, say I don’t want my boss looking at the party photo of me trying to have sex with an XBOX 360.  I tag the photo as “friends only,” or set my profile so work friends can’t see my photos.  Apart from that, all you need is a resume application and bada bing: Facebook is as good as LinkedIn.  (Facebook also lets you know what contacts you share with each person, so no worries there.)  Really, there’s no need for a separate site to get your business privacy, it would just take a little added user customization.

It’s a pain in the ass to re-friend contacts in LinkedIn.  I don’t want to have to maintain two separate social networking profiles.  Facebook, it’s time to put LinkedIn out of its misery.