[freshhawk]

Why not have both? Github isn't a social network. I frequently get contacted by people through LinkedIn because of the network aspect of LinkedIn. We both know the same person so they trust me rather than me just being a random name on the internet. They probably found me by searching through their LinkedIn network.

[petepete]

  > Github isn't a social network

Isn't it? I can join, commit no code, fill out a profile, create and join groups, add (well, follow) friends.

It's not Facebook, but it appears to tick most of the social network boxes.

[freshhawk]

Yeah, good point. I guess I just don't think about it that way because you I go there to browse code rather than people.

[spbaar]

Can you message people?

[wldlyinaccurate]

If people want to be messaged through GitHub, they'll put their email address on their profile.

[naturalethic]

I kinda wish it had this feature.