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LinkedIn vs CDN

The professional social network where everyone's resume is public, and your feed is a mix of humblebrags and recruiter spam meets the internet's speed cheat code. Here's our take.

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LinkedIn

The professional social network where everyone's resume is public, and your feed is a mix of humblebrags and recruiter spam.

LinkedIn

Nice Pick

The professional social network where everyone's resume is public, and your feed is a mix of humblebrags and recruiter spam.

Pros

  • +Essential for job hunting and networking in tech and business
  • +Powerful search and filtering for finding roles and connections
  • +Skill endorsements and recommendations add credibility to profiles

Cons

  • -Feed is cluttered with low-value content and self-promotion
  • -Premium features are expensive and often not worth the cost

CDN

The internet's speed cheat code. Because waiting for your cat video to buffer is a crime against humanity.

Pros

  • +Drastically reduces latency by caching content at edge locations
  • +Offloads traffic from origin servers, preventing crashes during traffic spikes
  • +Enhances security with built-in DDoS protection and SSL/TLS support

Cons

  • -Can be expensive for high-traffic sites, with complex pricing tiers
  • -Requires careful cache invalidation to avoid serving stale content

The Verdict

Use LinkedIn if: You want essential for job hunting and networking in tech and business and can live with feed is cluttered with low-value content and self-promotion.

Use CDN if: You prioritize drastically reduces latency by caching content at edge locations over what LinkedIn offers.

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The Bottom Line
LinkedIn wins

The professional social network where everyone's resume is public, and your feed is a mix of humblebrags and recruiter spam.

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