LinkedIn Introduces Twitter-Like Follow Feature for Influencers

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LinkedIn hopes to jazz up its news feed with the addition of 150 super influencers on the network who fans can follow, a la Twitter.

The elite circle includes President Obama, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, physician/writer Deepak Chopra, Virgin founder/CEO Richard Branson, motivational speaker Tony Robbins and _Mashable_’s founder/CEO Pete Cashmore, among others. Fans can follow the celebs for regular updates, just like on Twitter. However, there are some differences. There’s no 140-character limit on updates and the communication is designed to be business-related.

“Our goal is to always make sure that there’s high quality,” says Dan Roth, executive editor at LinkedIn. W…
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