Knowledge Management Groups on LinkedIn – an update – April 2012

In January and October 2011 I wrote about the growth in the number of knowledge management groups set up on LinkedIn.  The posts included information about some of the groups, their profiles and membership numbers at the time.  Links to blogs in Jan and Oct 2011 can be found via – http://ianwooler.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/knowledge-management-groups-on-linkedin-an-update/.

I’ve updated the information as at April 2012 and ask again, what can be concluded from the following and from a quick review of knowledge management groups currently on LinkedIn? 

  • As at 10 April 2012 the number of Groups on LinkedIn with knowledge management in the Group title or description was 494 – up some 17% on the October 2011 figure of 422
  • A search for “knowledge management” groups revealed:
  • 29 Alumni groups
  • 39 Corporate groups
  • 22 Conference groups
  • 140 Networking groups
  • 22 Nonprofit groups
  • 221 Professional groups
  • 21 Other groups
  • Membership numbers have increased in all but one of the groups I referenced in January and October 2011
  • Examples where membership numbers have increased significantly include Knowledge Management for Legal Professionals (up 69% on Jan 2011), Knowledge Management Consultants (up 101% on Jan 2011), and Knowledge Management (up 151% on Jan 2011)
  • Overall membership of the 9 Groups listed in my blog posts and in the table below has increased 61% on Jan 2011

Name of Group

Membership Jan 2011

Membership Oct 2011

Membership Apr 2012

Knowledge Management Experts

3563

3481

3388

Knowledge Management for Legal Professionals

2996

4217

5075

Knowledge Management

1761

3015

4429

Knowledge Managers

1013

1526

1857

Knowledge Management Best Practices

898

1446

1800

Knowledge Management Consultants

422

672

851

The Brain Trust: Knowledge Management Group

1265

1618

1874

Gurteen Knowledge Community 

2116

2854

3192

KM/Knowledge Services

106

252

347

Totals

14140

19081

22813

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