I Dream Of Linkedin Strings (Linkedin I.D.O.L.S.)

Have you ever dreamed on being on a show such as the pop hit "American Idol"? ( http://www.americanidol.com )

Many of you have watched or at least have heard of this pop juggernaut.  

And being a group dedicated to Linkedin, it's safe to assume all of you have used Linkedin.  

But have you thought of using Linkedin to search for YOUR idol, idols YOU need for your business, career, or social cause?

Linkedin is rich with people who can help you with all manner of things.  The thing is, you have to find them.  And finding them requires searching.   Fortunately, Linkedin provides multiple ways to find in the following tabbed categories:

People
Job & Hiring
Services and
Answers

(NOTE: While the above are the 4 categories you can search in, the drop down search function on Linkedin shows only 3: People, Jobs, and Answers ("Services" and "People" seem to yield the same results.))

Getting back to our American Idol example, if you have an interest in getting to know people on the show, here are a few basic Linkedin strings.

1. "American Idol" (219 results)
2. " AmericanIdol.com" (20 results) (Doesn't have to be capitalized)
3. AmericanIdol.com (Domains are treated like one word so, don't have to be in quotes.  (20 results. Same as #2, above) (Doesn't have to be capitalized)
4. "Fox Interactive Media" (550+ results)
5. "Paula Abdul" (American Idol)
6.  "Simon Cowell" (American Idol)
7. "Randy Jackson" (American Idol)
8. "Paula Abdul" OR "Simon Cowell" OR "Randy Jackson"
   

Not only do the above search terms yield hundreds of people for you to meet, they also yield specific people you can meet.

And Oh! they also reveal at least one Executive-level job

http://www.linkedin.com/jobs?viewJob=&jobId=325591&fromSearch=0&sik=1183133855561

By the way: Our international members might want to check for IDOLS using these Linkedin strings:
"Canadian Idol"
"Australian Idol"
"Idols West Africa"
"Indian Idol"
"Indonesian Idol"
"New Zealand Idol"
"Philippine Idol"
"Hay superstar"
"Nouvelle Star"
"Deutschland sucht den SuperStar"
"Singapore Idol"
"Malaysian Idol"
"Music Idol"
"Ídolos Brazil"
"Ídolos Portugal" and
"Super Star"

So, American or not, I hope you find YOUR IDOLS! :-)

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Thanks!
Vincent Wright
Chief Encouragement Officer
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