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The best thing is that people are connected for a reason there: when sending a friend request, you need to specify how you are connected to a person. This way your network contains a wealth of business-oriented information: you can find out how you are related to any company or person you need to get in touch with. Alternatively, you can be introduced to anyone outside your immediate network using your first-level connections. Tapping into your Linkedin connections can be a great way to discover new career opportunities for personal and professional growth – and here are three tools that can help you to:

3 Ways To Meaningfully Visualize Your LinkedIn Network

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-ways-meaningfully-visualize-linkedin-network/
http://mashable.com/2011/03/21/fellowup/

FellowUp Makes Following Up Manageable [INVITES]

FellowUp FellowUp connects to Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to serve as a web and mobile personal assistant. Scaling contact management for social media users.
Run promotions and offers on your Facebook page with Social Campaigns that turn fans into customers so you can increase business. Create a great Facebook landing page for your offer with our features and free coaching. Then, promote it to your email list and social networks to engage your existing audience and attract new fans. Here's what you can do with Social Campaigns: Offer a Coupon Offer a coupon to your fans. They'll share your page with their friends, and you'll get new customers.

Social Media Marketing for Small Business - Constant Contact

http://www.constantcontact.com/social-media-for-small-business/index.jsp
http://www.conversationagent.com/2010/07/how-to-use-delicious-for-content-ideas.html

How to Use Delicious for Content Ideas

Do you have a Delicious account? What on earth is Delicious? Delicious is an apt name for a social bookmarking service that allows users to tag, save, manage and share web pages from a centralized source. It puts emphasis on the power of the community, and it can help you discover new content, save it for reference later, and share it with your colleagues. It comes in handy for two main purposes:
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