Professional networking site, LinkedIn, has reported a total 218.3 million registered members for the quarter ending March 31, 2013, up 36% from 160.6 million registered members in Q1-2012. The company informs that it witnessed strong member growth during the quarter due to its optimization initiatives and is currently adding more than two new members per second, however it hasn't disclosed the number of active users on the platform. It also hasn't provided any region-wise breakdown of its 218.3 million user base. Highlights - LinkedIn reported 131.8 million unique visitors for the quarter, up 29% from 102.5 million uniques in Q1-2012, according to comScore metrics. The company also generated 11.1 billion pageviews for the quarter, up 18% from 9.4 billion pageviews in Q1-2012. Along with Slideshare, LinkedIn has reported 170.4 million unique visitors and 11.6 billion pageviews for the quarter. - Introduced a new version of search, bringing in features like autocomplete, suggested searches, and improved advanced search among others. - Acquired the news reading app Pulse for an undisclosed amount. - Introduced a new contact management system, LinkedIn Contacts, on the web and iOS devices. The company says that LinkedIn Contacts brings together the user's address books, emails, and calendars at a single place and keeps them up-to-date. - Released a major update to its iOS and Android app, bringing in a new user interface, richer activity stream, sponsored content and expanded language offerings with the addition of Dutch and Norwegian languages for iPhone, and Turkish, Dutch and Norwegian languages for Android. - Added the ability for members to feature rich,…
