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		<title>Connecting To Stranger Danger</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One more point on the &#8220;be careful who you connect to&#8221; side of things &#8211; the person you connect to may not always be real. Computer World features an article this week on how &#8220;Robin Sage&#8221; was able to connect, friend, and follow on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter &#8211; with professionals in the security field. [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/following-vs-connecting-%e2%80%93-twitter-and-linkedin-project-different-ties/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Following vs Connecting – Twitter and LinkedIn Project Different Ties'>Following vs Connecting – Twitter and LinkedIn Project Different Ties</a></li>
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		<title>The Incredible Shrinking Network</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/the-incredible-shrinking-network/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My LinkedIn network is getting smaller, how about yours? Oddly enough, after talking about how one can prune connections, I noticed that my &#8220;entire network&#8221; on LinkedIn has shrunk below 5 million. I don&#8217;t record those sorts of statistics because they really don&#8217;t mean much to me, but I remember it being in the 6 [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/she-sees-sue-sue-sees-she-who-sees-who-in-linkedin/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: She Sees Sue, Sue Sees She &#8211; Who Sees Who In LinkedIn?'>She Sees Sue, Sue Sees She &#8211; Who Sees Who In LinkedIn?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/connect-to-people-you-know-and-trust-network-with-everyone/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Connect To People You Know And Trust, Network With Everyone'>Connect To People You Know And Trust, Network With Everyone</a></li>
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		<title>Breaking Up Is Hard To Do &#8211; Removing LinkedIn Connections</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-removing-linkedin-connections/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-removing-linkedin-connections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my readers, Ben, recently asked about disconnecting from an accidental connection, and I realize that this is still one of those &#8220;it&#8217;s obvious only after you point it out&#8221; sorts of situations. So let&#8217;s have a look &#8211; how do you remove a connection on LinkedIn? Hiding in plain sight The place to [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/breaking-in-to-linkedin/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Breaking In To LinkedIn'>Breaking In To LinkedIn</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/olympic-sized-connections/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Olympic Sized Connections'>Olympic Sized Connections</a></li>
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		<title>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part X</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-x/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-x/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connecting to thousands of people you don&#8217;t know &#8230; So let&#8217;s wrap this up &#8211; and answer the really big question &#8211; why does this matter?!? For that, we must return one more time into the breach&#8230; Accepting someone&#8217;s line Every LinkedIn user will at some point be accosted by people they don&#8217;t know suggesting [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-part-ix/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part IX'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part IX</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-vii/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part VII'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part VII</a></li>
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		<title>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part IX</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-part-ix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:17:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connecting to thousands of people you don&#8217;t know gets you more sales leads, opportunities, and addresses for your database! Finally &#8211; let&#8217;s look at a few comments I&#8217;ve seen about connecting indiscriminately that might actually have more truth in them than the others. But do they count for you? Let&#8217;s see&#8230; An inequitable distribution Proponents [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-x/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part X'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part X</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-part-vi/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths &#8211; Part VI'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths &#8211; Part VI</a></li>
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		<title>More Linkedin Lawsuit Nonsense</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/more-linkedin-lawsuit-nonsense/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/more-linkedin-lawsuit-nonsense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Short version: people are once again talking about a lawsuit that includes the word &#8220;LinkedIn&#8221; and suggesting that connecting to coworkers / ex-coworkers could be covered by employment agreements. THAT ISN&#8221;T THE ISSUE AT ALL. If you agree to not solicit company employees, and actually do that, you will get sued &#8211; even if the [...]


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		<title>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part VIII</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-viii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-viii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:35:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connecting to thousands of people you don&#8217;t know is the best way to drive traffic to your web site! The myth list is nearing the end, but there&#8217;s still a couple more we must talk about before we can put this issue to rest. And it is interesting, one of my readers, Kurt (don&#8217;t worry [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-x/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part X'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part X</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-v/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part V'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part V</a></li>
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		<title>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part VII</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-vii/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-vii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 22:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connecting to thousands of people you don&#8217;t know is the best way to meet people and learn new things! Continuing with really nice sounding arguments on why connecting indiscriminately is the best strategy &#8211; who doesn&#8217;t want to meet new people and learn new things?!? In order to support this statement, one would have to [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-x/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part X'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part X</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-part-i/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths &#8211; Part I'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths &#8211; Part I</a></li>
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		<title>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths &#8211; Part VI</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-part-vi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-part-vi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connecting to thousands of people builds your thought leadership! Another really nice sounding statement to take on today &#8211; doesn&#8217;t everyone want to be a thought leader?!? And if some expert says that you&#8217;ll be considered more of a thought leader with thousands of connections (to people you don&#8217;t know), it&#8217;s got to be true, [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-x/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part X'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part X</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-part-ix/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part IX'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part IX</a></li>
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		<title>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths – Part V</title>
		<link>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-v/</link>
		<comments>http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-%e2%80%93-part-v/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 13:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Tylock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Connections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ways to Use LinkedIn]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Connecting to thousands of people puts your updates in front of more people! This is a nice feel-good reason to connect indiscriminately, but empty when you get into it. I actually have to agree with the plain statement of fact that if everyone connected to thousands of people they didn&#8217;t know, updates would be placed [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.linkedinpersonaltrainer.com/archives/exposing-linkedin-connection-myths-part-iii/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths &#8211; Part III'>Exposing LinkedIn Connection Myths &#8211; Part III</a></li>
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