42244 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>With the acquisitions of Spanish social networks <a href="/blog/981-xing-buys-spanish-business-social-network">eConozco</a> and Neurona, Xing said it had managed to further boost its membership. Both networks have continued to add users, with eConozco doubling its membership since the acquisition. </p> <p>The company said the membership growth could also be attributed to an increase in the number of email invitations sent out by existing Xing users. </p> <p>According to a recent <a href="http://corporate.xing.com/fileadmin/image_archive/survey_XING_2007_en.pdf">survey</a> (PDF) by the social network, 87% of respondents have recommended the network to friends and colleagues. </p> <p>Rival <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/">LinkedIn</a>, arguably the biggest 'professional network', surpassed the 10m mark earlier this year. New members are joining LinkedIn at a rate of 130,000 per week. </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:</strong> <br /> <a href="/blog/1353-xing-inks-partnership-with-zoominfo">Xing inks partnership with ZoomInfo</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>With the acquisitions of Spanish social networks <Link URL="/blog/981-xing-buys-spanish-business-social-network" Window="Self">eConozco</Link> and Neurona, Xing said it had managed to further boost its membership. Both networks have continued to add users, with eConozco doubling its membership since the acquisition. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The company said the membership growth could also be attributed to an increase in the number of email invitations sent out by existing Xing users. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>According to a recent <Link URL="http://corporate.xing.com/fileadmin/image_archive/survey_XING_2007_en.pdf" Window="Self">survey</Link> (PDF) by the social network, 87% of respondents have recommended the network to friends and colleagues. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Rival <Link URL="http://www.linkedin.com/" Window="Self">LinkedIn</Link>, arguably the biggest 'professional network', surpassed the 10m mark earlier this year. New members are joining LinkedIn at a rate of 130,000 per week. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/1353-xing-inks-partnership-with-zoominfo" Window="Self">Xing inks partnership with ZoomInfo</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-09-11T12:38:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Business social network Xing's membership reached 4m at the beginning of September, helped by its acquisition earlier this year of two Spanish networks.</strong> </p> <p>Xing has posted some pretty impressive user growth figures recently, announcing in March that its membership had <a href="/blog/1059-xing-s-b2b-social-network-surpasses-2m-users">grown by 149% to 2m at the end of 2006</a>.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Business social network Xing's membership reached 4m at the beginning of September, helped by its acquisition earlier this year of two Spanish networks.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Xing has posted some pretty impressive user growth figures recently, announcing in March that its membership had <Link URL="/blog/1059-xing-s-b2b-social-network-surpasses-2m-users" Window="Self">grown by 149% to 2m at the end of 2006</Link>.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1728 <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> 364199 Xing membership reaches the 4m mark false 2007-09-11T13:22:00+01:00 xing-membership-reaches-the-4m-mark 2009-04-28T22:57:55+01:00 2009-10-13T09:18:30+01:00 72