Lisa,

To connect with someone on Linked In, you need to have a Linked In 
account, so when you clicked on the links in your friend's email, Linked 
In noticed you weren't registered and started helping you create an account.

Linked In is a little like Face Book, only it's for the career/job side 
of your life. You set up a profile with information about where you've 
gone to school and worked, and people you know can endorse you for 
specific skills. The idea is that other Linked In users, like HR 
professionals and recruiters, can find you by searching your skill set 
and offer you work or other opportunities. I haven't had much luck with 
this aspect of things. The kinds of jobs I've been offered are the same 
sort of low-pay, part-time, no real future jobs I already have, but then 
again, I don't do much with the site.

The site is accessible, so I was able to register an account and start 
my own profile, but I found the profile interface confusing, so 
eventually, I paid a virtual assistant to finish it for me, based on my 
vitae.

ciao


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