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Although she is unable to provide any statistical data to back this up, Braswell says there's a direct link between users posting viral content and career growth. "We have heard from members that after posting viral posts, they have gotten new jobs or opportunities," she says. "It's all about opening up your thought process to your peers."However, it turns out that many of your peers do not appreciate you opening up your thought process. Some LinkedIn users have been voicing their annoyance with the Facebookification of the site using the #RIPLinkedIn hashtag on Twitter, lamenting the posting of "inappropriate pictures," the many, many spam messages they receive, and the "political propaganda" they see popping up in their feeds.Still, Braswell says LinkedIn's 250 million users are now "more engaged then they've ever been." So what exactly do they all find so engaging?READ ON VICE LONG READS: The Things the World's Billionaires Are Funding to Help Humanity Become Immortal
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