10 ways private investigators can use LinkedIn to find sources, track changes at companies.

The business networking site LinkedIn is more than just a place to find your next job. It’s a powerful and often underused resource for finding news sources and story ideas.

LinkedIn now has more than 100 million members and is gaining more than than one new member every second, said Krista Canfield, LinkedIn’s senior manager of corporate communications and an evangelist to working journalists.

Investigators can find sources and leads through status updates, employee transitions and data that LinkedIn aggregates and analyzes. “There’s a wide variety of different types of professionals that are on the site. which makes it a wonderful resource for journalists,” Canfield said.

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