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Conan O’Brien: I’m Going To Conquer LinkedIn

ConanConan O’Brien has zero followers on LinkedIn. All that is about to change. “I will conquer LinkedIn,” says the comic virtuoso. Conan wants to be ranked as among the top LinkedIn Influencers.

Lets take a quick look at Conan’s social media presence. Conan and Team Coco have nine million Twitter followers, over two million likes on Facebook, almost four million Google+ subscribers, and roughly a million subscribers to his YouTube channel. 

Ever since he made the announcement on Friday, the number of his followers on LinkedIn are rising, so LinkedIn domination for Conan may not be far away.

Watch Conan make the announcement here. If you want to Connect with Conan on LinkedIn, this is the link.

Who are the top LinkedIn Influencers? Richard Branson (over 2.5 million followers), Deepak Chopra (1.1 million followers), and President Obama (968,000 followers).  

There are now over 300 LinkedIn Influencers, and the average Influencer post receives almost 30,000 views. LinkedIn Influencers are CEOs and thought leaders on LinkedIn, sharing their views and opinion on the professional networking site, which users can read, share and comment on, by following the influencer.

[Image courtesy: Team Coco]

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