LinkedIn makes everyone feel great with the 1% email....You've been made...

It's clever, I have to admit. It's generated a ton of activity online, specifically across the other big social networks. So how did they hijack the trending threads?

Sending out of 10,000,000 (literally) emails telling you that you are a top viewed profile...

I understand that it's marketing and it's clever but with all of the LinkedIn pricing issues in the news recently how do you feel that you are truly a number to them?

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Permalink Reply by Larry Engel on February 12, 2013 at 12:06pm

Let's do the math... over 200 Million members... Top 1%... it looks like I have the "Unique" distinction of being one of the 2 Million most seen profiles. Wow! I'm in such great company... what an honor! (I can finally retire happy now)

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Permalink Reply by Amy Ala Miller on February 12, 2013 at 12:14pm

Meh. I just got mine today (1%-er, of course lol) and probably would have been more excited if I wasn't literally the LAST PERSON in my little circle of friends to receive it.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Leary on February 12, 2013 at 12:16pm

I understand the marketing but for some reason it just makes me a little less of a fan.

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Permalink Reply by Will Thomson on February 12, 2013 at 12:34pm

I got mine Friday and thought I was special until literally everybody I know got the same thing. I didn't even know they had 5% or 10% until yesterday. Meh. Right Amy.

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Albright on February 12, 2013 at 12:40pm

I kind of ended up feeling sorry for the first few people I saw - so proudly displaying their BS award. It made me feel sad for them.

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Permalink Reply by Amber on February 12, 2013 at 12:43pm

I got mine last week after quite a few people had already been putting the posts on their LI updates, on Twitter, etc. and was glad I didn't get mine sooner. I think it made some people feel foolish for being excited and posting anything when it turned out most people got the same "special status". Plus, I assume what LI shows me as to who views my profile is accurate and find it hard to believe that someone with the amount of views I normally get would be in any top viewed profile ranking. AND then I guess I feel bad that most other people I know got to be in the top 1% and I was only 5% - WTH? I didn't even rank on top of a BS ranking. Oh yeah, and my Klout score is probably like 32 - I'm not sure because I haven't checked in a while.

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Albright on February 12, 2013 at 12:47pm

This just in: I still have not received my award. Maybe that's why I'm rejecting the whole idea? If I didn't get one - then it's a lame idea. Now if it turns out I do - then I reserve the right to modify my view here.....

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Permalink Reply by Daniel A Healy IV on February 12, 2013 at 1:38pm

I figured it was the only time I could call myself a 1%er, I have to give credit to my Dog Bert.... he definitely pads the views stats!

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Permalink Reply by Larry Engel on February 12, 2013 at 1:39pm

Hey Jerry, don't all those worthless LinkedIn "Endorsements" from people you have never worked with make up for not receiving your Top 1% notification yet?