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Linkedin is the most popular professional networking site online. unlike other platforms such as Facebook, or even Foursquare for that matter, emphasis here is on expanding your proffessional circle. It'san indispensable tool for establishing business contacts, searching for jobs, finding potential clients or simply staying in touch with old colleagues and associates.
Automatic updates on people searches:
To search for a person on Linkedin, all you need to do is perform a people search. make sure you're not searching for groups or companies. you can make the selection from the drop down box. you can further refine your search by specifying the particular criteria such as location, relationship, or industry you want in the left hand column. now to keep track of any changes in this particular search query or the people listed at the top right beside the number of results, use the "Save" option. You can dave up to three search terms in the default free version. Every time the search results change, you can use this options to notify yourself via email about the change or with weekly or monthly updates.
Send messages:
With Linkedin, you normally have to be a contact in order to send a message to the person. Similarly, if you want to get in touch with someone or contatc a particular person via Linkedin, the concered person would have to approve you as a connection first. Otherwise you will have to send tham a request and wait for them to confirm, only after that you can contact them through Linkedin. Nonetheless, you can still send messages to someone who is not in your connections list. these members are called OpenLink members. OpenLink members are premium members on Linkedin who you can message for free. this is marked by a multi-colour circle next to their names. After searching for people, click "OpenLink Mambers Only" to filter your searches.