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Contact: Paul Miers - Proximity - 410-867-5309
 * For Immediate Release**

//**Proximity to Present LinkedIn Benefits at 2010 New Markets/New Media Conference**//
 * All Fortune 500 Executives Are LinkedIn Members**


 * BALTIMORE, MD - January 24, 2010** - Proximity, a Gen-Y on-demand media strategy group, announced today that Alex Scheck, Associate Media Analyst at Proximity, will be presenting at the 2010 //New Markets/New Media// conference on Monday, January 25, 2007 at the Burkshire Conference Center in Towson. His topic will be "How To Build a Professional Network on LinkedIn." LinkedIn, a business-oriented social networking site designed specifically to facilitate job search and professional connectivity, has grown increasingly necessary for professionals searching for jobs in the current economy.

The following are important facts about LinkedIn.


 * LinkedIn has over 160,000 company profiles, varying from Fortune 500 corporations to charitable organizations


 * LinkedIn is the largest professional networking site with over 55 million members in over 200 countries and territories around the world. Though LinkedIn is based in Mountain View, CA, more than half its users reside outside the United States.


 * LinkedIn plans to open an office in the Netherlands, its first in continental Europe. Thirty-five percent of Dutch professionals use LinkedIn, a percentage second only to that of United States.

"In this ailing economy job seekers need to be proactive and explore different methods of job searching," said Scheck. "LinkedIn is an excellent means for them to promote themselves and their services to potential employers."


 * About Proximity**

Proximity is a Gen Y on-demand media strategy group. Its analysts know how to connect with their generation using campaigns designed for the new media landscape. Because it is associated with Towson University, Proximity has immediate access to a large student population and the expertise of faculty who specialize in marketing and media research.

Proximity offers its clients a full range of services for developing and executing customized campaigns that can reach any segment of Gen Y. It regularly conducts on-line surveys and focus group sessions to keep marketers up to date on the social trends and emerging technologies that determine how this cohort communicates and what it purchases. Visit Proximity's blog at [] to read more about its take on the social media revolution.