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__Article Analysis__ //__Networking Moves Online__// __by Damon Brown__ In his article, Brown discusses existing professional social networking sites, and how they can be used to your advantage during a job hunt. He then discusses how other popular networking sites can also be helpful, and what the strengths of each site are. Brown gives several advantages to becoming a member of a social networking site. The main points which he gives are: they give users a chance to communicate with industry leaders in their chosen industry, and they sometimes offer connections to job opportunities which are not posted elsewhere. An aspect of Brown’s article which I found particularly helpful is the table which he chose to use to summarize the main strengths of the networking sites which he previously mentioned. This helps to summarize the main points of that particular section of the article. One thing that I think Brown could have added to his article is how to be successful once joining a social networking site. Although he provides a lot of information about the sites themselves, he fails to discuss how to be successful at networking online. Tips such as don’t be afraid to ask questions and message members of the online community which are working in your field would be helpful. This could have greatly added to his article’s strength, as well as to the readers’ understanding of the topic. Although a lot of what is mentioned by Brown seems quite obvious, he articulates his thoughts well, and has a lot of insights, which would be beneficial for older job hunters.

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