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"There are now 1 billion Endorsements on LinkedIn, an impressive figure for a feature released just six months ago.\nAs the infographic below shows, some 50 million Endorsements are batted around the business-friendly social network each week and \"strategic planning\" is the most popular subject for an Endorsement. \nIntroduced in September, Endorsements represented a frictionless alternative to formal recommendations. Instead of going to the trouble of writing up a formal recommendation, you merely have to click a button to endorse someone. \nThe ease of use, however, has simultaneously made Endorsements ubiqutious and meaningless. However, LinkedIn is clearly pleased with its accomplishment.\n\nWhat do you think? Let us know in the comments.\nImage courtesy of iStockphoto,  RapidEye"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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