TOP TOOLS
LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a social network aimed at the professional community.  You can manage your account online, and add a widget to identify yourself as a member of the community on your web/blog page.

Comments from those who selected LinkedIn as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2008

• "Great networking tool without the distractions of Facebook. Feel free to look me up at www.linkedin.com/in/richardchetwynd " Rich Chetwynd
• "LinkedIn is my favorite tool to keep in touch with, or at least keep tabs on, other professionals."  John Schaffer
• "for networking"  Rebecca Jones
• "The electronic Rolodex. I am linking up with people I have long forgotten and when I need to quickly find an email or a subject matter expert LinkedIn has the contact information I need whenever and where ever I happen to be (with web access of course)"  Karl Kapp
• "I find this social networking tool invaluable. Keeping in touch with people is a vital part of my life. LinkedIn helps me keep track of my professional contacts, and extend them."  Don Taylor
• "I use LinkedIn for building my professional network."  Sathish Narayanan

Comments from those who selected LinkedIn as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2007

• "I find this social networking tool invaluable. Keeping in touch with people is a vital part of my life. LinkedIn helps me keep track of my professional contacts, and extend them."  Don Taylor
• one of "the most useful social networking tools I've used to date"  Janet Clary
• "Been using this for some time and network seems to be  slowly expanding. Sure I can make more use of it and Facebook (if I only had the time)  David Wilson
• "he Rolodex of the 2000's and beyond. I am linking up with people I have long forgotten and when I need to quickly find an email or a subject matter expert LinkedIn has the contact information I need whenever and where ever I happen to be (with web access of course)"  Karl Kapp
• "This social networking site for business minded folks has been compelling from its start and remains so today."  Dave Lee
• "A nice way to keep infrequent contact with collaborators, friends and colleagues as well as to network effectively."  Ulrik Juul Christensen
• "Ultimately, learning is all about people. Building and maintaining a professional network is important not only for one's career, but for leveraging the human talent pool. I've hired consultants via LinkedIn based on searches for specific skills." Gabe Anderson