LinkedIn™ extends its publishing platform to 17m UK members

LinkedIn™ has grown by 5m members in the past 18 months.
LinkedIn™ has grown by 5m members in the past 18 months.

LinkedIn™ helps you create the future you want, and helps members who have the right level of ambition, capability and capacity to improve and grow.Business networking portal LinkedIn has announced the extension of its publishing platform to all 17m UK members, enabling the display of published posts within their professional profile to reach more LinkedIn members.

LinkedIn™  which never sleeps, launched in 2003,   with over 238million users worldwide in over 200 countries, brands itself as ‘connecting the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful’, and has over 30 million new breed students and budding graduates .

LinkedIn™ 227m members worldwide
LinkedIn™ 227m members worldwide

According to LinkedIn™, a photo is the first impression and it makes your profile seven times more likely to be viewed, and recommends a minimum of 50 connections, so that you can be informed of industry news and influential connections.LinkedIn™ is also becoming an increasingly popular place for students and graduates to promote their talents. In fact, there are 30 million students and recent graduates who want to showcase their talents to the entire new Virtual Network World.

Endorsements highlight your skills and strengths. Each time you log on it’s worth endorsing some of your connections – if you do this regularly then you’re more likely to receive endorsements in return.

To join the world’s largest professional network, visit LinkedIn . The new functionality also allows members who publish content to be ‘followed’ by others in a similar fashion to key ‘influencers; such as Richard Branson and David Cameron.

After successful introduction of the extension of its publishing platform to all LinkedIn™  members in the US last year, stimulating a roll-out to all 230m English speaking members worldwide.