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Academia.edu is a social network for scholars where you can get in touch with your academic peers. The service allows you to socialize with profiles of academics from universities around the world so you can make connections with their peers. The service acts as a tool which universities can also use for finding qualified individuals to present lectures or teach some courses at their institutions. This comes as a fresh leaf as there was a need for a site were college faculty could use the platform and find out more about their peers from other campuses.

Academia.edu can also be used by people carrying out research to find someone from their own field, thus allowing for quicker data gathering. With its tree-like feel, the service is a new introduction to the social network world. So if you’re associated with the academic world, give the service a try and who knows, maybe you’ll end up finding some of your own peers here.