My line of work involves prospecting. Linkedin is a very good business networking tool, but rather lousy at really connecting people. Especially now that we are using Steemit, I feel that Steemit helps connects people more wholesomely. And Steemit pays, while Linkedin is a paid service should you want a higher access, which still doesn't guarantee they would reply.
After sending an email explaining what our company does, both prospects from the same company looked me up on Linkedin...and that was it! You would think the amount of time spent on looking me up could be better spent on giving me an answer through my emails! In fact, when was the last time a total stranger messaged or invited you in Linkedin that resulted in some exchanges, let alone a real connection? I had a couple of people invited me the last couple of days, when I sent them a message about why they invited me, no one replied! What is up with that?!
I think this sort of standoffishness is a local thing. I have the pleasure of dealing with a couple of VPs from a Singaporean bank, and the exchanges were swift. What would otherwise take weeks of teeth pulling like process and result still in no reply took a couple of days with the Singaporeans. My love for Singapore deepens. Hong Kong is in much more trouble than what is on the surface. I really don't understand why Hong Kong business people who are managers, CEOs, VPs, simply don't exercise politely declining what is offer through email! How hard is it to type "No thanks"?