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May 16, 2005
"HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?"
[originally posted by me as part of a thread in MyLinkedinPowerForum on Yahoo!Groups — cgm]
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I LOVE THIS = "HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?"
This is precisely the point I have have been trying to make ... and it is so eloquently summarized by this statement
As the "guy w the most connections" on LinkedIn, my percentage reach of LinkedIn hasn't changed in well over a year ... ie, I really have very little incremental incentive to continue connecting to people ... however, people who connect to me get my "3rd degree" network as part of their "4th degree" network reach ...
So I have been advocating to new LinkedIn members that if you did nothing more than link to 20 connections - BUT, each of those connections are "supernodes" (ie each of them connect to over >2m) -- then your network becomes a composite of their "3rd degree" networks -- ie your fourth degree network is a composite of their third degree networks (usually about 50% of their 4th degree network) ... unless there is a perfect match (highly highly unlikely) ... your composite "4th degree" should add up to well over 90% of Linkedin (or currently > 2m)
I'm not saying don't connect to non-supernodes ... what I am saying is that, even among those of you with several hundred connections, you'll find that most of your 4th degree reach is generated by only a few of your connections (probably less than 20) ...
Of course, this is a property of "growth kinetics" -- in steady-state, you would expect more developed "sub-supernode" networks which would allow you to connect with 100 or 200 medium size networks to get the same effect ... (this is, in effect, what we are begining to see currently) ...
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I know I have been accused of being the "Darth Vader of LinkedIn" when it comes to connections -- but even LinkedIn recommends having at least 20 connections:
In LinkedIn's own words:
NOTE: Since, like in the real world, the size of your network on LinkedIn depends on the number and quality of connections you have, we recommend you have at least 20 connections to people you know and trust on LinkedIn. You can do the search above with fewer connections, but you�ll get fewer and less meaningful results. Click here to find your existing contacts on LinkedIn in less than two minutes.
Posted by: Chris "Denim Doc" Mayaud ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.sacredcowdung.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at May 27, 2005 10:25 AM
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