An article in this morning's Independent newspaper discusses which social networking web sites are on the up and which ones are struggling.
On the up is LinkedIn which is described as a networking site with a captive audience of business professionals. Users have more than doubled in the past year to 880,000 in the UK.
The article states that LinkedIn has prospered during the credit crunch in terms of users, partly because those who have lost their jobs see it as a good way to get their CVs in front of potential employers.
Click here to read the article.
LinkedIn's own company profile states:
"LinkedIn takes your professional network online, giving you access to people, jobs and opportunities like never before. Built upon trusted connections and relationships, LinkedIn has established the world’s largest and most powerful professional network. Currently, more than 40 million professionals are on LinkedIn, including executives from all five hundred of the Fortune 500 companies, as well as a wide range of household names in technology, financial services, media, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, and numerous other industries."
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