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The greatest irony is that people with Rolodexes are no longer LinkedIn. And if that pun doesn't make sense, don__ ask anyone in your Rolodex to explain it.

An entrepreneur with strong network makes money even when he is asleep.

Networking isn't how many people you know, it's how many people know you.

Don't promote negativity online and expect people to treat you with positivity in person.

If you are on social media, and you are not learning, not laughing, not being inspired or not networking, then you are using it wrong.

How do you want the world to see you professionally? What kinds of work do you enjoy doing? Why are you on LinkedIn? Those are the questions you should think about when creating your LinkedIn profile, so it__ aligned with your personal brand. While marketing-speak like 'personal brand' feels fake to many of us, we__e really just talking about setting the right tone for your profile and positioning yourself for the kinds of opportunities you__e interested in.

You'll have the right to be angry about Vault 7 only after you boycott dragnet surveillance data providers like Google, Microsoft, Skype, Facebook and LinkedIn. The true threat is coming from the private sector surveillance profiteers.

Your LinkedIn profile must be consistent with how you portray yourself elsewhere. Not only should your official résumé match the experience you list on LinkedIn, but it also should be consistent with Twitter and public Facebook information.

Your LinkedIn profile must include keywords for specific skills that match your desired job.

Your LinkedIn profile should leave no room for doubt about the kind of job you__e looking for and why you__e the best person for that position.

Make sure your LinkedIn profile has a targeted headline. Not only should the headline clearly state your career focus, it__ also the most important place to add a keyword or two, because this influences how you appear in search results

Active participation on LinkedIn is the best way to say, 'Look at me!' without saying 'Look at me!

The Social Networking Netiquette Loop: Read, share, like, and repeat.

It is proper netiquette to refrain from using all capital letters in internet correspondence. NetworkEtiquette.net

Discuss netiquette.xyz internet rules to follow with friends and family. Use the site as a reference. Set boundaries. Share.

Use the Internet to help your daily life, not replace to replace it. NetworkEtiquette.net

A huge number of jobs that are filled are never advertised to the public, or if they are, they__e filled by people who have a connection to the employer.

What you post online speaks VOLUME about who you really are. POST with intention. REPOST with caution.