GET YOUR SEARCH ON! LinkedIn's Groups

How exciting that LinkedIn Social Networking Groups today introduced the long desired "search for groups" functionality. Click on the GROUPS DIRECTORY to do a search of all keywords of interest and find other groups who share your interest.

For Helping Friends Networks, here are some searches of interest. Searching within the key group descriptions can help you subscribe to professional groups of interest.

BUSINESS NETWORKS: finds 10K + Groups
Top Groups: DallasBlue | IASA | Greater IBM | Consultants | Enterprise Arch| WMC | Media | Business Intelligence | Green | Top Executives Net |

CAREER RESOURCE GROUPS: finds 1,441 Groups
Top Groups: ExecuNet | LinkedHR \ Media | Networked Events| Energy & Utilities | LI2HF |

EXECUTIVE Business Groups: finds 1,119 Groups
Top Groups: ExecuNet | Executive Search | CXO | EMEA Executive | ALL Retail | Data Warehouse Architects | Executive Consultants | Grafton Executive Search | Fabless Global

GREEN Business Groups: finds 60 Groups
Top Groups: Green | GreenTek | WGBA | Enviralmarketing | Associastion of Certified Green Technology Auditors| Texas Green | Green Tech | Green Festival | Green Career Central

JOB Specialty Groups: finds 495 Groups
Top Groups: Wireless Jobs | PPMNG | Premium Headhunting | Jobs Telecom | SAP | Sports |

Sales/Marketing: finds 2, 576 Groups
Top Groups: Consultants | Info Sec | 280 Group | eMarketing | Sales Best Practices | Marketing Pros | Innovative Marketing & PR

Sarbanes Oxley Specialty: finds 9 Groups
Top Groups: SOX Compliance Professionals Association | SOX Professionals | Sustaining SOX | SOX Expertise | SOX Network | Operational Risk Management

Six Sigma Specialty: finds 491 Groups
Top Groups: Lean Six Sigma Pros | Lean Six Sigma | Continuous Improvement | Six Sigma For Business | Data Shaping | iSix Sigma Network

Tech: finds 602 Groups
Top Groups: StreetTech | Austin | FountainBlue | Tech Mktg | Israel | Tech Recruiters | GA Tech | Silicon Valley New Tech | TiE | Telecomparis.org.

Web 2.0 : finds 183 Groups
Top Groups: Six Degrees | Sports Mktg | Entrepreneurs | Search Marketing Salon |
Internet Tech Hub | Hedge Fund Pros | Social Media Today | Web 2.0

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HFCN on LinkedIn Groups: NEW: Career Extra Care Services | Business Network | Jobs Network | Recruiting Professionals |
HFCN on Plaxo: Business Network | LI2 Recruiting Professionals |
HFCN on Socials: Ryze | MySpace | Ning | Hi5 | MerchantCircle | Plaxo |
HFCN on Yahoo w/ Links Libraries: Jobs | HR | Telecommuters | LI HFCN | TheSecret | Careers |

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