"We plan to start charging for referrals when we successfully facilitate 1, 000 requests per day, which we expect to reach in June 2004, " explains Guericke.

CNN: Net-working: Can cyberspace help?

"I have no doubt that 90 percent of people will be happy to pay a fee for a referral that they can't get any other way, " says Guericke.

CNN: Net-working: Can cyberspace help?

"Chatting people up at networking events is of limited value, but obtaining introductions is the key to getting the ear of the people they want to reach, " Konstantin Guericke, co-founder of LinkedIn.com, told CNN.

CNN: Net-working: Can cyberspace help?