[lincolnq]

In the last few months, for some reason, my (completely unmaintained) LinkedIn has started to top search results for my name -- over my regularly updated personal website and blog (at lincolnquirk.com) when you search for my name on Google. The same has happened with a friend of mine whose blog is far more popular than mine. It's incredibly frustrating.

[criddell]

Why do you think that is? I'm thinking LinkedIn may be considered more authoritative or trustworthy than a personal blog. How is google to know that your blog is actually your blog?

I've recently noticed more people writing on LinkedIn (which might just be my impression and not true) and I wonder if that's part of the reason?

[pixelgeek]

I think that is part of a plan by LinkedIn to try to be more of a social platform