LinkedIn is in my opinion is a very useful social networking tool. It is very professional and easy to use. When I first became a member last year, it was mainly used for employers and employees to connect and now, students at college also have the option to join. I personally hope however that they do not expand the network anymore than that.

One thing I really like about LinkedIn is that it is very professional. On Facebook, anyone can join and be members of numerous networks (a school, or a hometown to name a few) or there is always the option of “no network”. Hopefully, to become a member of LinkedIn you will have to join one of their networks (a school or a university/college), because I don’t think giving the option for anyone to join would be helpful, and I am worried that the value if LinkedIn will decrease.

When anyone has the option to join these networks, advertising seems to kick in more. I hope that the next time I log into LinkedIn I don’t have a poke or a party invitation waiting for me.


*Here is a picture of a search on LinkedIn where you can see users and some limited information about them. This information was taken from the website www.askdavetaylor.com in an article teaching the basics of LinkedIn called "How do I use LinkedIn to find a job?"