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Identity theft is a growing problem worldwide, and Teknote Systems would like to help you minimize the risk by sharing the following tips offered by one of our business partners, American Express:

• Shred documents containing your sensitive information before
  discarding them.
• Secure your sensitive information at home and at work.
• Before disclosing any personal information, make sure you know why it is required and how it will be used.
• Obtain your credit report from each of the three major credit bureaus once every 6-12 months and review them for accuracy. (You can get a free copy of your credit report each year at www.annualcreditreport.com).
• Use caution when responding to e-mails requesting personal information. When in doubt, contact the sender of the request through a known, secure channel (phone number on back of credit card or a known website address).

With all the hub-bub about networking to get ahead in any industry, here’s the best argument for taking advantage of LinkedIn as a way to aquire web work connections:

20 Ways to Use LinkedIn Productively

If the number of requests to join LinkedIn, the business networking network, that clog your email inbox is any indication, then you know it is becoming a legitimate business tool, and one that most professionals need to effectively leverage to boost their professional prospects. LinkedIn, in fact is a web worker’s best professional friend.

And although it’s just one of many such networks, LinkedIn, is in short a network for business opportunities. On LinkedIn, people don’t chat about music or what they did on Saturday night, but instead focus on opportunities and how the network can help you. And that’s a winning formula. Here are just some of the most common and productive uses of LinkedIn… more story here.

~ Web Worker Daily on Friday, June 15th 2007 (6:00am) by Leo Babauta.