<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--> Among the many questions I get asked by people who think I’m a little too involved in online activities one is, “what I used LinkedIn for?” It seems LinkedIn is the safest social network for corporate America or understandable, so that’s the one I get most.



One of the beautiful things about LinkedIn, and the way I use LinkedIn, is like a living Rolodex. Some people have stacks and stacks of business card on their desk—which I do as well—and I use LinkedIn to supplement or extend the value of those cards.