LinkedIn

LinkedIn is one of the worlds largest professional networking systems. What LinkedIn does for you is connect you to others and spread ideas, knowledge with other professionals and companies. LinkedIn allows you to control your online identity, so therefore when you go to google yourself online LinkedIn profiles come up first and this allows you to give your best first impression to people you don't know. This is good for business because a companies first idea of you is of the most important. LinkedIn also helps you keep in contact with friends, colleagues and stay social. When you or someone else change jobs or locations you will always keep their updated information and contacts. LinkedIn also helps you stay updated with the news. You lets you know about new and up coming job opportunities, and sales leads and business partners. It can really help you in your professional life. This also has the potential for abuse. Since people can make up their own profiles and information it may not be as reliable. Some may but information about a job that isn't true or even a job may not even 100% happen. It can lead people on and let them down.