STUDY: 23 Percent Of LinkedIn Connections Are Facebook Friends

On average, 23 percent of LinkedIn contacts are also Facebook friends.

Wouldn’t post that photo of you drinking on a beach in Hawaii on your LinkedIn profile? Then you should probably think twice before posting in on Facebook.

According to a recent study by MyWebCareer, an online service that helps professionals manage their Internet presence, 23 percent of LinkedIn contacts are also Facebook friends.

In addition, 63 percent of the Facebook profiles analyzed in the study had at least one employer listed, further showing the lines are more than blurred between professional and personal networking.

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