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February 2013 EastSight InSight

LinkedIn touts itself as a great site for making and keeping up with business connections. It is and it’s also wonderful for finding potential sources at knowledgeable third party organizations and targets. But beware: if you check out profiles of potential sources, LinkedIn may provide your name to these individuals. In turn, these people will click on your profile to check you out. If your profile is obviously CI-oriented, they will be uncomfortable speaking with you.

February 06, 2013 in EastSight InSights |

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