Comments on: The Long Tail of Professional Expertise http://blog.linkedin.com/2008/02/19/the-long-tail-o/ The corporate blog of LinkedIn, the world's largest professional networking site. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:37:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Todd Beardsley http://blog.linkedin.com/2008/02/19/the-long-tail-o/#comment-5934 Todd Beardsley Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:54:24 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=165#comment-5934 LinkedIn has grown so much that not being a part of it is a huge disadvantage. Simply put, it is the top online social networking site. Being on LinkedIn and actively participating makes all the difference. It's like being put on a stage for the entire world to see you. It's a must for any serious professional. LinkedIn has grown so much that not being a part of it is a huge disadvantage. Simply put, it is the top online social networking site. Being on LinkedIn and actively participating makes all the difference. It’s like being put on a stage for the entire world to see you. It’s a must for any serious professional.

]]> By: Edward Beckett http://blog.linkedin.com/2008/02/19/the-long-tail-o/#comment-1209 Edward Beckett Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:27:45 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=165#comment-1209 Wow, Now that is a really long tail keyword phrase... in my experience, keyword phrases that are between 3 to six words, usually produce good results ... However, it's kind of important to remember that the sum of long tail keyword phrases that appear once, generally produce more traffic as a whole than some of the medium volume search terms ... That's just another classic example of how the sum can be greater than the whole of it's parts ... Wow, Now that is a really long tail keyword phrase… in my experience, keyword phrases that are between 3 to six words, usually produce good results …

However, it’s kind of important to remember that the sum of long tail keyword phrases that appear once, generally produce more traffic as a whole than some of the medium volume search terms …

That’s just another classic example of how the sum can be greater than the whole of it’s parts …

]]> By: Andy http://blog.linkedin.com/2008/02/19/the-long-tail-o/#comment-1208 Andy Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:53:31 +0000 http://wptheme.site/?p=165#comment-1208 How about being able to search by school? Or industry? I'd like to see all profile fields searchable. How about being able to search by school? Or industry? I’d like to see all profile fields searchable.

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