Work Smarter with LinkedIn

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Acknowledgments

This book suggests that you accept only LinkedIn connections that pass the favor test: people for whom you would do a favor, or of whom you would ask a favor. What you read here is the product of many such favors, both from longtime colleagues who have been a source of learning about LinkedIn and social media, and from new acquaintances who have generously shared their knowledge.

In particular I would like to thank Lou D’Angeli, Anthony Juliano, Carla Saavedra Kochalski, Chip Luman, Doug Richard, and Dan Schawbel, whose insights and experiences with LinkedIn you will find in the book. My colleagues at Vision Critical have helped me understand LinkedIn not only with their own tales of networking success but also with data and insights ...