Such as
Facebook,
Twitter,
MySpace and
Friendster, LinkedIn is one of the most influential sites in the world of friendship and finding a job.
LinkedIn is a site free business social network that allows users to register to create a professional profile visible to others. Through the site, people can keep a list of known business contacts, known as connections.
LinkedIn users can also invite anyone to join your list of connections. LinkedIn offers an effective way by which people can develop an extensive list of contacts, your network consists of its own connections, the connections of your connections (second-degree connections) and their 2nd degree connections ( connections called grade 3). From this network, people can learn and search for jobs, business opportunities and people.
With over 100 million users, representing more than 200 countries around the world,
LinkedIn is a site of rapid growth of professional networks that allows members to create business contacts, job search and find potential customers. Individuals have the ability to create your own professional profile can be seen by others in their network, and also see profiles of your contacts.
Competitors include sites like LinkedIn XING, Ecademy and Doostang. Of note,
LinkedIn won two Webby Awards in 2007 for services and social networks.
LinkedIn to the social media sites are very successful and well targeted.
