Sorry, LinkedIn Users: You're Not All That Special

Good question! If you’re one of the 200 million people around the world who maintain a LinkedIn profile and you have more than, say, 50 connections, then you almost certainly received some version of this recent email: The nice yellow “read more” button leads to a “letter” from the company’s SVP that encourages members to share their new status as “influencers” via every available social media platform.