An Introduction to LinkedIn: In Restrictions a Gold Mine

“I’ve been trying to find a way to use Facebook in a more professional manner and I’ve found it – it’s called LinkedIn.”

“I’ve been trying to find a way to use Facebook in a more professional manner and I’ve found it – it’s called LinkedIn.”

Inevitably many users have an “aha” moment when, after spending a quiet afternoon digging a little deeper they stumble upon some feature of LinkedIn that they find immensely valuable. At that moment they become converts, thirsty for knowledge about how to do more. This is what happened to my friend of the quote above. But many businesses never get there.

LinkedIn is a far less frenetic tool than most of the other social networking sites. As noted by bloggerSam DeReign “On LinkedIn, I am able to share the things I am most proud of – accomplishments that show what a capable person I am in the workplace. My contacts on LinkedIn aren’t going to tag a photo of me attempting to do the Cha-Cha Slide after a bottle of wine.” Thanks to LinkedIn founderReid Hoffman for hipping everyone to this simple but spot on blog post. It is LinkedIn’s subtlety which makes it powerful.

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