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Search LinkedIn through Google – Find people in a specific area

Google has indexed millions of LinkedIn profiles. You can use the following Google search script to search LinkedIn profiles in a specific area. The search syntax is as follows “location” (site:www.linkedin.com/pub OR site:www.linkedin.com/in) -"pub/dir" For example, if you want to find people profiles from "San Francisco Bay Area", the search script will be: "San Francisco Bay Area" (site:www.linkedin.com/pub OR site:www.linkedin.com/in) -"pub/dir" If you want to find people profiles from "San Francisco Bay Area" who are in or related to Computer Software industry, then the Google search string will be: ComputerSoftware "San Francisco Bay Area" (site:www.linkedin.com/pub ORsite:www.linkedin.com/in) -"pub/dir"

Google search script to find Location-specific Profiles on Twitter

If you are looking for location-specific profiles on Twitter, then this Google search string will be handy. The Google syntax to search for Twitter profiles is: site:twitter.com Keyword (State) "City" -jobs For example, if you are looking for mechanical engineers in Dallas , TX , the search string to use on Google will be: site:twitter.com mechanical engineer (Texas OR TX) "Dallas" –jobs Try different variations of the above search string or replace the keyword with related terms to get the desired search results.