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This is a great idea. But wondering, whether the culled one's would ever know or care if they got shelved?
So, who does this cleaning help and how?
It's very true that the engagement rate of LinkedIn "followers" has much less adoption rate than the typical LMSs that companies use for staff learning, skill building, certifications etc. LMS adoption rate is ~5%.
We know LinkedIn mixed up two words badly: Connections and Followers.
Connections, aka 1st degree connections, we know LI limits at 30K. After 30K, one only adds a Follower/Gets Followed!
Connection doesn't necessarily mean a follower and a follower doesn't necessarily mean a connection. LinkedIn is confused here. 😄🙄
LI assumes that all connections are followers, and it calls them so. And this is a problem. My best number for what I want from LI, limits my 1st degree connections to under 500. Others can follow. 95% of connection requests that I get, I don't accept. Followers are fine. I only follow others, only in rare cases I send a connection request..
Out of many of my 1st degree connects, I have Unfollowed many, just to keep my feed sanitized...
What's your take on Followers and Following vs Connecting?

I will be cleaning up my LinkedIn Connections over the next few days. Why?

Over the years I have been guilty of adding connections where there was no real connect. And to make it complicated a large % of my connections is not active on LinkedIn anymore.

If you have been active and engage with my posts often, you are safe 😂

Thanks to Anand Vaishampayan for the idea and nudge. If you get left out of my connections, blame Anand. 😁

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