Definintion

The purpose of the site is to allow registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business.

About LinkedIn

Over 38 million members in over 200 countries

Built on the premise that Relationships Matter

Features that support this premise:Managing contact information

Find clients, associates and experts

Collaborate on projects

Business discussions

Discover inside connections

Tips for Maximizing your Profile

Make your profile 100% complete.

Use a profile picture that you use on multiple sites.

Update your LinkedIn status regularly.

Mage changes to your profile after every job change or promotion.

Include your web-site and blog links.

Do not block incoming e-mails.

Increase your number of trusted connections.

Tips for Beefing Up your Personal Branding

Use LinkedIn Groups.

Fill out your profile completely.

Use the unique LinkedIn Url.High Google Pagerank for LinkedIn.

Use LinkedIn Applications.

Add your LinkedIn URL to other resources.

LinkedIn Sites

http://www.linkedin.com

http://blog.linkedin.com

http://www.linkedintelligence.com

http://linkedin.pbwiki.com

http://stumbleupon.com/tag/linkedin/

http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomrogers