Well, in case anyone is curious: I have done a fair amount of searching, and for the most part it is a barren wasteland of alternatives. The only one I've found that looks OK is Seelio[1]. Let's see how this goes.

[1] https://seelio.com

> It's your story. We help you tell it.

They really need to write something that tells you what the service does.

Is there an alternative to LinkedIn period? I'm being serious, is there another "business focused" social network out there scavenging for life?

There's Xing, but it's mostly focused on Europe.