Use LinkedIn for offline networking 

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LinkedIn sometimes feels like the forgotten stepchild of social media. Everyone loves to talk about Facebook. Everyone loves to talk about Twitter. But when I ask people about LinkedIn, they say something like, "Yeah, I put my resume up there about three years ago."

This is unfortunate because one of the powerful aspects of using LinkedIn is that the people using the site have the intent of doing business.

Unlike Facebook or Twitter, where the focus tends to be more casual or personal, LinkedIn users are usually trying to get something done. Sometimes, the thing they’re trying to get done involves real estate.

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