{"id":1097,"date":"2011-02-02T19:17:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-02T09:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2011-02-02T19:17:37","modified_gmt":"2011-02-02T09:17:37","slug":"linkedin-tools-features-or-just-gimmicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/linkedin-tools-features-or-just-gimmicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Linkedin tools &#8211; Features or just gimmicks?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the past few months, I&#8217;ve seen many innovation and new features coming out of Linkedin, and I&#8217;m not sure what to make of it. Some features I can understand the use of , such as <a title=\"Resume Builder\" href=\"http:\/\/resume.linkedinlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Resume Builder<\/a>, <a title=\"Signal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedinlabs.com\/signal\" target=\"_blank\">Signal<\/a>, the browser toolbars on <a title=\"Google Chrome Linkedin Toolbar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedinlabs.com\/chromein\" target=\"_blank\">Chrome,<\/a> <a title=\"IE &amp; Firefox toolbars\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=browser_toolbar_download\" target=\"_blank\">IE &amp; Firefox<\/a>, and even the sharing button you can see on the top left hand corner of this blog post (PLEASE USE IT!).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a bit puzzled when I see gimmicks like <a title=\"InMaps\" href=\"http:\/\/inmaps.linkedinlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">InMaps<\/a>, <a title=\"NewIN\" href=\"http:\/\/newin.linkedin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">NewIn<\/a> ,<a title=\"Swarm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedinlabs.com\/swarm\" target=\"_blank\">Swarm<\/a> &amp; <a title=\"Infinity\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedinlabs.com\/infinity\" target=\"_blank\">Infinity<\/a>, which are cute to look at maybe once, but to me it is a waste of programmers time and effort.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of their new (and newish) services &#8211; let me know what you think:<\/p>\n<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<h3>Resume Builder:<a href=\"http:\/\/resume.linkedinlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1100 alignright\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"Resume Builder\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Resume-Builder-300x226.png\" alt=\"Resume Builder\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Resume-Builder-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Resume-Builder-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Resume-Builder.png 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>and I wasn\u2019t surprised to see LinkedIn create a resume builder that  allows people to turn their LinkedIn profiles into Word and PDF resumes. It\u2019s as easy as \u00a0picking a template, editing and arranging the  information, and exporting and printing or sharing via email, LinkedIn,  Facebook, or Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of this post, there were over 19,000 Resume Builder  users, and over 22,000 resumes,\u00a0 but as more people become aware of this feature, I think the  number will increase rapidly. You can give it a try by clicking on the image below.  As long as you completely fill out your LinkedIn profile as you would a  resume, you don\u2019t have to worry about saving your resume on your  computer or on flash drives \u2013 your resume can live in the LinkedIn  cloud.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Infinity<\/h3>\n<p>LinkedIn Infinity is a visualization of your professional network that was built using the LinkedIn Javascript APIs. <a href=\"http:\/\/infinity.linkedinlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1101\" title=\"Linkedin Infinity\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Infinity-300x183.png\" alt=\"Linkedin Infinity\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Infinity-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Infinity-1024x626.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Infinity.png 1349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you sign in (by clicking the \u201cSign in with LinkedIn\u201d button) you can click and drag  on the wall to navigate through your contacts, zoom in and out, and  search by name, title or status update.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Things to Try<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click and drag anywhere on the wall to navigate forward or backward<\/li>\n<li>You can also use the blue scrollbar on the bottom to navigate<\/li>\n<li>Use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out<\/li>\n<li>Use the magnifying glass in the lower right to search. You  can search by name, job title, or status update.  For example, try  searching for &#8220;software&#8221; or &#8220;finance&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Hover over each thumbnail to get a quick view of the name and status<\/li>\n<li>Click on each thumbnail to see details about each connection<\/li>\n<li>In the detail view, click the left and right arrows at the  bottom to navigate, or click the X in the upper right to return to the  overview.<\/li>\n<li>Click the icon below the X to go to the full profile view<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Signal<\/h3>\n<p>LinkedIn\u2019s <a title=\"Check out LinkedIn Signal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/signal\/\" target=\"_blank\">Signal<\/a> certainly isn\u2019t new, but it is one of the most powerful services they\u2019ve released.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/signal\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1102\" title=\"Signal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Signal-300x226.png\" alt=\"Signal\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Signal-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Signal-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Signal.png 1094w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Signal allows you to filter and browse only relevant status updates  from your LinkedIn and Twitter streams. You can target updates from  colleagues, competitors, etc., and narrow or expand your view based on  the following filters: Network, Industry, Company, Time published,  Location, School or just most popular hash tags.<\/p>\n<p>You can also search for keywords, topics or people across the stream  of network updates, and tap into an auto updated real-time stream of  filtered content. Additionally, you can save your real time searches for  quick and easy access.<\/p>\n<p>Imagine saving searches to allow you to check in every day and see a  real-time stream of updates from every employee in your company. Or,  perhaps even better, a <em><strong>competitor<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>Signal also mines all the shared links on status updates and shows  you the most popular links, many of which are the hottest news stories  on that topic, updated to the minute, and you can see who\u2019s shared any  of those Trending Links.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Toolbars and extentions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Chrome<\/h3>\n<p>If you use Google\u2019s Chrome browser (I do), you may be interested in  being able to integrate LinkedIn directly into the browser,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedinlabs.com\/chromein\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1103\" title=\"ChromeIn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/ChromeIn-263x300.png\" alt=\"ChromeIn\" width=\"235\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ngiving you  the ability to share things on LinkedIn and give you easy access to your  LinkedIn updates at anytime.<\/p>\n<h3>Internet Explorer &amp; Firefox<\/h3>\n<p>In addition to giving you access to LinkedIn\u2019s JobsInsider, the <a title=\"Get your IE and Firefox toolbars here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=browser_toolbar_download\" target=\"_blank\">IE and Firefox browser toolbars<\/a> allow you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See LinkedIn profiles or everyone sending you Web email<\/li>\n<li>Quick search LinkedIn from anywhere<\/li>\n<li>Look up people on LinkedIn instantly from any website<\/li>\n<li>Search for names, titles, companies, and job postings<\/li>\n<li>Save searches for the future<\/li>\n<li>Have quick and easy one-click access to LinkedIn<\/li>\n<li>Save and return to LinkedIn profiles of interest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Google Toolbar<\/h3>\n<p>LinkedIn offers a <a title=\"Get LinkedIn's Google toolbar here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/toolbar\/ff\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Google toolbar<\/a> that allows you to:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/toolbar\/ff\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1104\" title=\"Google Toolbar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Google-Toolbar-300x171.png\" alt=\"Google Toolbar\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Google-Toolbar-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Google-Toolbar.png 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Optimize your Google Toolbar by installing the LinkedIn search button<\/li>\n<li>Share any web page with your friends\u00a0right from the Toolbar<\/li>\n<li>Contribute and read helpful information\u00a0on any web page with Google Sidewiki<\/li>\n<li>Translate web pages instantly\u00a0with automatic language detection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Lotus Notes toolbar<\/h3>\n<p>With the <a title=\"Use Lotus Notes? Use LinkedIn? You're in luck!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=lotus\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn widget for Lotus Notes<\/a>, you can:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=lotus\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1105\" title=\"Lotus Widget\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Lotus-Widget-300x171.png\" alt=\"Lotus Widget\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Lotus-Widget-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Lotus-Widget.png 1018w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get your email and LinkedIn updates all in one place<\/li>\n<li>Quickly learn more about people who send you email<\/li>\n<li>Search for people you want to contact and work with<\/li>\n<li>Share your status, see what your connections are working on<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sharing Bookmarklet<\/h3>\n<p>With <a title=\"Share from anywhere!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=browser_bookmarklet\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn\u2019s sharing bookmarklet<\/a>, you can share webpages with your professional network and groups straight from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=browser_bookmarklet\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1106\" title=\"Sharing Bookmarklet\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Sharing-Bookmarklet-300x176.png\" alt=\"Sharing Bookmarklet\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Sharing-Bookmarklet-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Sharing-Bookmarklet.png 1003w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nyour browser even when you\u2019re not on LinkedIn. All you have to do is find interesting articles\/content, click on  \u201cshare on LinkedIn\u201d<br \/>\nfrom your browser toolbar, add a comment to put your  own spin on it, and choose who you want to share it with.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>LinkedIn share button<\/h3>\n<p>Now, with just a few lines of code, publishers, bloggers, and businesses can easily include a button on their site that lets readers and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/publishers\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1118 alignright\" title=\"Linkedin share buttons\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Linkedin-share-buttons.png\" alt=\"Linkedin share buttons\" width=\"308\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Linkedin-share-buttons.png 479w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Linkedin-share-buttons-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a>visitors \u201cShare on LinkedIn\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Email Signatures<\/h3>\n<p>Although they\u2019ve been around for quite some time, I still encounter people who ask me \u201chow did you get that LinkedIn signature?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can create a customized\u00a0<a title=\"Here is where and how to create a LinkedIn email signature\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/signature?display=\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn email signature<\/a> by going here and configuring the layout and the information \u2013 it\u2019s  very easy and intuitive, and they\u2019re claimed to be supported by Outlook, Outlook  Express, and Thunderbird. My personal experience is that Outlook DOESN&#8217;T support HTML Signatures. Correct me if I&#8217;m wrong!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can also promote your profile with customized buttons  that you can include in your email signatures and elsewhere. I regularly  get requests asking how to create them. They are a little difficult to  find, because the link to them is hidden in a link on your public  profile page of your LinkedIn settings.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/signature?display=\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1115\" title=\"Create Email Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Create-Email-Signature-1024x893.png\" alt=\"Create Email Signature\" width=\"650\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Create-Email-Signature-1024x893.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Create-Email-Signature-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Create-Email-Signature.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a>Mobile Apps<\/h3>\n<p>Linkedin is now available (and has been for a while) on mobile platforms as an app. Apps available on iPhones, BlackBerry, and Androids. From my own experience, the iphone app is the most comprehensive (usability and features). As a\u00a0 Blackberry user, I&#8217;m quite limited with the way I can use my Linkedin app. I have not seen the <a title=\"Android Beta\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.linkedin.com\/2010\/12\/16\/linkedin-android-beta\/\" target=\"_blank\">Android <\/a>or the Palm versions yet.<\/p>\n<p>The apps can be downloaded from the app store, app world, and app market. Links can be found<a title=\"Linkedin mobile apps\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=mobile\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=mobile\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1116\" title=\"Linkedin Mobile\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Linkedin-Mobile.png\" alt=\"Linkedin Mobile\" width=\"631\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Linkedin-Mobile.png 1015w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Linkedin-Mobile-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Job InSider<\/h3>\n<p>JobsInsider is a tool that comes with the LinkedIn  Browser Toolbar for either Internet Explorer or Firefox.<br \/>\nIt  automatically appears as a browser pane when you search for a job  outside of LinkedIn. The LinkedIn JobsInsider helps increase your  chances of being hired by:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Identifying people in your network or groups that work at the company posting the job.<\/li>\n<li>Offering the option to request Introductions to hiring managers and get your resume to the right person.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>JobsInsider currently works with Monster\u00ae, CareerBuilder\u00ae, HotJobs\u00ae, Craigslist\u00ae, Dice\u00ae, Vault\u00ae, and more.<\/p>\n<p>To download one the toolbars listed above, click on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/static?key=tools\" target=\"_blank\">Tools<\/a>&#8221;  at the bottom of any LinkedIn page. The JobsInsider preferences can be  set to show when browsing a known job site and\/or to appear upon browser  startup.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve tried to install it on my laptop, and it didn&#8217;t work. Maybe because I&#8217;m in Australia, and the programs only works with US based job boards. Or is it just me?<\/p>\n<h2>Gimmicks?<\/h2>\n<h3>Instant Search<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Quite self explanatory \u2013 LinkedIn Instant Search allows you to instantly search your LinkedIn network.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/instant.linkedinlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1111\" title=\"Instant Search\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Instant-Search1-1024x392.png\" alt=\"Instant Search\" width=\"622\" height=\"238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Instant-Search1-1024x392.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Instant-Search1-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Instant-Search1.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Swarm<\/h3>\n<p>Although LinkedIn\u2019s official description of <a title=\"Explore LinkedIn Swarm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedinlabs.com\/swarm\" target=\"_blank\">Swarm<\/a> is \u201can eerily beautiful visualization of popular company search queries  on LinkedIn,<br \/>\nI\u2019ve seen popular title searches, most recent LinkedIn  blog posts, most shared news, and recent jobs posted on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and the terms are all clickable so you can explore them in LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swarm.linkedinlabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1108\" title=\"Swarm\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Swarm-1024x537.png\" alt=\"Swarm\" width=\"623\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Swarm-1024x537.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Swarm-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Swarm.png 1394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>NewIn<\/h3>\n<p>LinkedIn now boasts over 90M members worldwide, and people join LinkedIn at a rate of 1 per second.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to see what that looks like, all you have to do is have Google Earth installed and click <a title=\"This is what a join rate of 1 person per second looks like. \" href=\"http:\/\/newin.linkedin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NewIn could be great when delivering workshops or training  sessions \u2013 it certainly provides some \u201cwow factor\u201d\u00a0 because it\u2019s one thing to SAY that a new member joins LinkedIn  every second, and another entirely to SEE\u00a0 it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newin.linkedin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1109\" title=\"NewIn\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/NewIn-1024x521.png\" alt=\"NewIn\" width=\"621\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/NewIn-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/NewIn-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>InMaps<\/h3>\n<p>InMaps is an interactive visual representation of your professional universe that answers all of the above questions. \u00a0It\u2019s a great way to understand the relationships between you and your entire set of LinkedIn connections. With it you can better leverage your professional network to help pass along job opportunities, seek professional advice, gather insights, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it works: your map is color-coded to represent different affiliations or groups from your professional career, such as your previous employer, college classmates, or industries you\u2019ve worked in. Here\u2019s where it gets interesting. Your map is actually a view into how your professional world has been created over time. To get a sense of how that\u2019s true, label each cluster (color) and explore your connections to see who are the major bridges on your map. You can use those insights to measure your own impact or influence, or create opportunities for someone else. So, you might see two distinct groups that you could introduce to become one. Or, you might leverage one person to connect them to someone else.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newin.linkedin.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1110\" title=\"InMaps\" src=\"http:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/InMaps-1024x581.png\" alt=\"InMaps\" width=\"621\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/InMaps-1024x581.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/InMaps-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.razchorev.com\/newme\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/InMaps.png 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is this useful, or gimmicky? 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