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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