LinkedIn: Business-Oriented Social Networking
Benefits along with Negative impacts on Society
My research tools are as followings:
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Internet Search, especially Scholarly
reference
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E-Database Research articles, including
Baruch Library databases
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Newpapers articles
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Interview with end users
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Blogs& Wikis articles about my LinkedIn
Learning is very much subjective. LinkedIn is
a mainstream business application with several important capabilities. First, it is a
large database of business professionals with 90 million members as of January
2011. Each user has a record that contains 1) biographical information - called
a profile, 2) a list of business associates also on LinkedIn, and 3) contact
information. Second,
it is a social network. A social network brings together people who have
relationships and who potentially could have relationships. This is
accomplished, in large part, through the key word search function. Third, LinkedIn
provides convenient channels of communication, allowing its members to interact
and share. This is accomplished by 1) the feature of sending e-mails through
LinkedIn to members of your network and 2) discussion groups organized around
specialized topics.
LinkedIn offers free basic accounts, which are adequate for most users. It also offers paid subscriptions. Paid subscriptions return a higher number of search results and permit sending e-mails (or in mails) to members not a part of your network. “LinkedIn paid accounts are generally geared toward professionals, such as HR representatives and recruiters ...”(Burnham, 2010).
I wasn't a great fan of Social Networking that much. So even though I registered with LinkedIn couple of years ago, I hardly use this community. But this summer 2011 changed my views as I was having benefits after updating my LinkedIn profile. I was extending my professional network to my various employers, colleges. So when I got an opportunity to choose my research topic for New Media class, I chose LinkedIn. And I was confident I can come up with paper which can bring a detail face of this social networking media.
Business
professors find LinkedIn to be extremely useful, and so will you. They use
LinkedIn to get reacquainted with former friends, associates and former
students, sending out an occasional personal note to a few members of their
network. In addition, they connect with consulting clients, directors and staff
of state CPA societies, professionals at the FASB and PCAOB. Professors make
these connections because it is easy to have directed communication through
LinkedIn. Not only do professors need to send notes to, they also receive communications
from textbook authors, journalists, professionals and form students through
LinkedIn.
