Comments on: My LinkedIn Network Has Grown http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/my-linkedin-network-has-grown/ Dustin Woodard's thoughts on search, web analytics and the web in general. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:32:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: dustin http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/my-linkedin-network-has-grown/#comment-6795 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:55:45 +0000 http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/my-linkedin-network-has-grown/#comment-6795 Leann @ Hitwise confirmed the growth of LinkedIn - it is up 323% in the last year and 17% M/M. Here's her blog post: http://weblogs.hitwise.com/leeann-prescott/2007/07/linkedin_traffic_up_xx_users_m.html Leann @ Hitwise confirmed the growth of LinkedIn - it is up 323% in the last year and 17% M/M. Here’s her blog post: http://weblogs.hitwise.com/leeann-prescott/2007/07/linkedin_traffic_up_xx_users_m.html

]]> by: Patrick Lee http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/my-linkedin-network-has-grown/#comment-6542 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 03:44:59 +0000 http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/my-linkedin-network-has-grown/#comment-6542 I bit the bullet and quietly dropped this guy. My total network dropped from 190,000+ to 54,500+, but I'm not concerned. Like I said before, I'm more interested in quality than quantity anyway. I bit the bullet and quietly dropped this guy. My total network dropped from 190,000+ to 54,500+, but I’m not concerned. Like I said before, I’m more interested in quality than quantity anyway.

]]> by: dustin http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/my-linkedin-network-has-grown/#comment-6520 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:41:26 +0000 http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/my-linkedin-network-has-grown/#comment-6520 Good question Pat. I don't like seeing any of my contacts putting their email address in their name or short description, which is usually a sign of someone who wants to connect to everyone with a heartbeat. I haven't really faced the scenario you mentioned yet, but I could see it happening. I'm going to have to give you the adult diaper answer: it depends! If a serial linker does a good job of connecting with people I feel are valuable contacts, then I'd probably keep them. Some people are simply great connectors - the kind of person at a party who introduces people to eachother. However, if the serial linker is linking to anyone with a heartbeat and possibly creating fake profiles to boost their status, I'd remove them and might even let them know about it (gives them a chance to rethink their Linkedin philosophies and possibly clean up their network). Good question Pat. I don’t like seeing any of my contacts putting their email address in their name or short description, which is usually a sign of someone who wants to connect to everyone with a heartbeat.

I haven’t really faced the scenario you mentioned yet, but I could see it happening. I’m going to have to give you the adult diaper answer: it depends!

If a serial linker does a good job of connecting with people I feel are valuable contacts, then I’d probably keep them. Some people are simply great connectors - the kind of person at a party who introduces people to eachother.

However, if the serial linker is linking to anyone with a heartbeat and possibly creating fake profiles to boost their status, I’d remove them and might even let them know about it (gives them a chance to rethink their Linkedin philosophies and possibly clean up their network).

]]> by: Patrick Lee http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/my-linkedin-network-has-grown/#comment-6506 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:27:50 +0000 http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/my-linkedin-network-has-grown/#comment-6506 Likeable? You? I think I saw your picture in the Visual Dictionary right next to the word 'likeable'... or was that 'linkable'? ;) I agree completely with the practice of only linking to people you actually know. My network has been growing more slowly as a result of my philosophy, but the quality of my contacts is much higher than it would be otherwise. One question I have for you though... what about people you know and link to who end up being "serial linkers" with 500+ contacts (most of whom they don't even know)? Would you just look the other way, confront them about it, or quietly drop them from your network? Likeable? You? I think I saw your picture in the Visual Dictionary right next to the word ‘likeable’… or was that ‘linkable’? ;)

I agree completely with the practice of only linking to people you actually know. My network has been growing more slowly as a result of my philosophy, but the quality of my contacts is much higher than it would be otherwise.

One question I have for you though… what about people you know and link to who end up being “serial linkers” with 500+ contacts (most of whom they don’t even know)? Would you just look the other way, confront them about it, or quietly drop them from your network?

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