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Expanding your LinkedIn Network

Expanding your LinkedIn Network

May 4, 2012

You are on LinkedIn, you filled out your profile and connected to your coworkers, but now your account is dormant. There are some conflicting views concerning whether you should connect with people you do not know, or only connect with users you know personally. The power of LinkedIn is in connecting with users that may be able to help you in the future, so most...

LinkedIn Privacy: A Social Media Oxymoron

LinkedIn Privacy: A Social Media Oxymoron

Apr 23, 2012

Since LinkedIn displays so much personal information, many new users have privacy concerns. The continual hype about the threat of identity theft only makes it worse. The truth is, a great deal of what goes onto a LinkedIn profile is a matter of public record. Where you live, telephone numbers, jobs, education, are all easily discovered with simple Google...