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# Savvy Social Graphs
Visualize Your Career With LinkedIn's Connection Timeline Tool

By Leslie Chen | Published 2011-05-28 | Lifestyle
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedins-connection-timeline
References: [mashable](http://mashable.com/2011/05/26/linkedin-connection-timeline/) & [scribbal](http://www.scribbal.com/2011/05/linkedin-launches-timeline-connection-feature/)

Make use of your [professional connections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/incontact) even more efficiently with [LinkedIn's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkntrack) Connection Timeline. Developed by Gordon Koo, the feature lets you visualize the information found in your profile.

LinkedIn's Connection Timeline creates a visual out of all the connections you've made throughout your career, mapping them out onto a timeline. This way, you can actually see where you met whom and when you met them. It can be a great tool to reconnect with past colleagues or to see in which position you felt most integrated with the company. The factor that makes this [social networking function](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-networking1) stand out is the use of time, which other social sites tend to lack.

Making your your connections easily and cleary accessible, LinkedIn's Connection Timeline is like a scrapbook but for your professional life.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 2.2/10
- Popularity: 16% | Activity: 41% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa

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## Key Themes

### Why This Trend Is Growing

- **Visual Connection Mapping:** LinkedIn's Connection Timeline visualizes professional connections and opportunities for further use.
- **Temporal Networking:** LinkedIn's Connection Timeline innovates traditional professional networking by adding a time-based element.
- **Personal Connection Catalogue:** LinkedIn's Connection Timeline creates a personal catalogue of professional connections for utilization and analysis.

### Industries Being Reshaped

- **Social Media:** The social media industry can explore the integration of timeline mapping to create advanced networking solutions.
- **Human Resources:** HR professionals can utilize the Connection Timeline to effectively assess and visualize the professional connections of potential recruits.
- **Database Management:** Connection Timeline's integration of time-based mapping can create disruptive innovation opportunities for database management systems.

## Related on Trend Hunter

- [Professional Networking Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkntrack.md)
- [Org Chart Visualizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-org-for-linkedin.md)
- [3D Life Timelines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/my-journey.md)
- [Workspace Analytics Features](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-analytics.md)
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- [Professional Social Media Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linkedin-games.md)
- [Interactive Timeline Visuals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-neoglass.md)
- [Colorful AI Timelines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timeplayio.md)
- [Social Workplace Branding Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soshial.md)