From Advertising Age: LinkedIn Skyrockets as Job Losses Mounts. The impressive rise in LinkedIn participation shows the power of social media and the cognitive shift from hunting for “jobs” to connecting with people. Good time to reread Granovetter’s “The Strength of Weak Ties” or Barabasi’s Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What [...]
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Why LinkedIn Works: The Strength of Weak Ties
March 5, 2009 By Dr. Pamela Rutledge
Filed Under: Psychology, Social Media Tagged With: Granovetter, LinkedIn, network theory, Social Media, Weak ties


