Who We Follow: What LinkedIn's 'Thought Leaders' Tell Us

Among the most followed thought leaders on LinkedIn are not just Barack Obama and Mitt Romney (about whom more later) but also David Cameron, Arianna Huffington, Richard Branson, Deepak Chopra, and T. Boone Pickens, according to LinkedIn.

Among the most followed thought leaders on LinkedIn are not just Barack Obama and Mitt Romney (about whom more later) but also David Cameron, Arianna Huffington, Richard Branson, Deepak Chopra, and T. Boone Pickens, according to LinkedIn.

LinkedIn launched the thought leader program a month ago; it allows users to follow select users’ updates without being connected to them.

Tech and business leaders figure prominently among the most-followed thought leaders, suggesting that at least heavier LinkedIn users still skew to those sectors.

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