LinkedIn: Peter Is the Top Name for Male CEOs, Deborah Is Tops for Females [Infographic]

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Sometimes we suspect that the real reason people found social media companies isn’t to make millions, but rather to scoop up lots of user data and make cool visualizations about it. Not to be beaten by Hunch’s nifty Mac people vs. PC people infographic, professional social network LinkedIn has mined the figures on disproportionately popular names by profession. Their findings: CEOs are more likely to sport names like Peter, Bob, Deborah, or Sally; meanwhile, names like Emma and Katie dominate human resources.

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(LinkedIn via TechCrunch)


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