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by Greg Cruey on February 26, 2009
TechCrunch ran a piece earlier this month on the surge in LinkedIn traffic.
In the last nine months, LinkedIn has gone from having about five million users to more like eight million users. They saw a 22% increase in traffic between December 2008 and January 2009. And during that same time period the time visitors spent at the site doubled. Users are also writing more recommendations (a feature the site facilitates) and the people at LinkedIn recently ungraded their search abilities - so you can more easily find people you know at the site.
It will be interesting to see if the pattern continues throughout the recession.
© *ejk*
In the last nine months, LinkedIn has gone from having about five million users to more like eight million users. They saw a 22% increase in traffic between December 2008 and January 2009. And during that same time period the time visitors spent at the site doubled. Users are also writing more recommendations (a feature the site facilitates) and the people at LinkedIn recently ungraded their search abilities - so you can more easily find people you know at the site.
It will be interesting to see if the pattern continues throughout the recession.
© *ejk*
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Response from:
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(02/26/09 7:58pm)
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Response from:
1SmartEngineer
(04/23/09 6:51pm)
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Thanks your post about linkedin is certainly insightful. I recently wrote a nice piece on engineer's lack of embrace for social media ( http://www.engineeringdaily.net/2009/04/social-networking-for-engineer
s
). I am trying to raise awareness in the engineering community. My own opinion contrary to that of most of my peers is, social networking is not just necessary but a necessary progression from traditional modes of communication. I much the same way telephones were the better option compared to letters, then in much the same way sending emails or collaborating electronically is a better option than meeting someone in person. This we have to accept as the wave of the future and fully embrace it. Have a nice day
Thanks your post about linkedin is certainly insightful. I recently wrote a nice piece on engineer's lack of embrace for social media ( http://www.engineeringdaily.net/2009/04/social-networking-for-engineer
s
). I am trying to raise awareness in the engineering community. My own opinion contrary to that of most of my peers is, social networking is not just necessary but a necessary progression from traditional modes of communication. I much the same way telephones were the better option compared to letters, then in much the same way sending emails or collaborating electronically is a better option than meeting someone in person. This we have to accept as the wave of the future and fully embrace it. Have a nice day
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