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Professionals capitalise on business connections with LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a social networking website that uses 'Web 2.0' principles and technologies to enable professionals to keep in touch with their business contacts.

Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003 it is one of the oldest professional networking sites, and its core service has remained free of charge. As of January 2008, it had more than 18 million registered users across the spectrum of industries, with five million of them being in Europe.

Commenting on the technology behind LinkedIn, Satnam Brar, managing director of specialist ERP recruiter Maximus IT, says,

"How would you ever have such easy access to this large number of professionals without tools like these online networks? You never know when tapping into your extended network can prove to be a real helping hand in your career, your business or any other aspect of your life."

Click here to read the full article on the Computer Weekly web-site...