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Understanding dwell time to improve LinkedIn feed ranking

LinkedIn Engineering · linkedin.com Free Beginner

LinkedIn's engineering post on how the time members spend reading a post feeds into ranking, which is why a post people stop and read travels further than one they scroll past.

  • Time spent reading a post is a ranking signal.
  • Write posts that reward reading, not just a quick like.
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