LinkedIn’s Most Unusual Members: Meet The Super-Connected

Steven Burda, 27, says he can guess what you’ll think about him at first. The former Soviet Union resident who now lives in a Philadelphia suburb has more than 34,000 immediate contacts (known as “connections”) on LinkedIn, the online social network for professionals. “The perception is that someone like me must have too much time on my hands,” he says. “I’ve heard that a few times.” In fact, Burda is rated number four among the most-connected LinkedIn members — and belongs to a controversial group of LinkedIn users called open networkers. But dismissing him as an Internet eccentric would be wrong.More LinkedIn coverage on CIO.comLinkedIn Etiquette: Five Dos and Don’tsLinkedIn vs. Facebook: Is the “Boring” Underdog Poised to Beat Its Flashy Competitor?LinkedIn Tips: How Many Connections Is Too Many?Burda lives a busy, productive life, one that would make politicians touting the promise of the American dream gush during campaign rallies. The Ukrainian son of a dentist (father) and a mechanical engineer (mother), Burda and his family moved to the United States in the early 1990’s. He earned an MBA from St. Joseph’s University and speaks three languages fluently. He does financial planning for aerospace and defense giants like Boeing and… Read full this story

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