Have you visited LinkedIn lately? How about at all? LinkedIn has become one of my favorite places to visit Online. It is a great resources for professionals like myself to find new and interesting business contacts. I like to think of it as MySpace for adults. Now you can bring some of LinkedIn’s functionality to your Firefox browser with the LinkedIn Companion.

Here is what the author of the extension has to say about it:

Take advantage of this network every day with the LinkedIn Companion for Firefox. Use the Firefox Companion to easily search for professionals or jobs on LinkedIn and bookmark the most interesting results in a clear and organized format. Our powerful JobsInsider feature instantly shows you the inside connections you have at the companies you’re interested in while you browse job listings on the major job boards.

LinkedIn is an online social network of more than 4 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 130 industries. LinkedIn helps you be more effective in your daily work and opens doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have.

The LinkedIn Companion extension is for Firefox versions 1.0 through 1.5. If you are a LinkedIn expert or you haven’t tried it before, give it a shot and feel free to look me up if you need a few contacts to get you started.

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