About Us

LinkAU, is an online social and business networking platform designed to give the power of networking to the Australian community.LinkAU was formed to utilize the advantageous attributes, and the importance of a mutually beneficial relationship that significantly adds to the values of living in Australia.

Each portal contains its own community who engage in discussions, share interests, contacts, referrals and more...LinkAU membership secures your place in the national community that recognizes the importance of interoperability and intelligent information exchange that comes with the Augmented Social Network. By joining LinkAU, you become part of the solution and ensure your views are represented in the development, convergence, and adoption of Australian values and standards.

Select the Social Network to join below:
Australia Wide   SA   NSW   ACT   QLD   TAS   WA   NT   VIC

LinkAU members leverage their participation in the Augmented Social Network to expand markets, advance new ideas, protect their social interests,help buid your community while collaborating within a safe, neutral environment. A range of membership levels encourages participation from all sectors of the community, resulting in an inclusive, national, and balanced member base 

Objectives:

1.  To create an Internet-wide system that enables more efficient and effective knowledge sharing between people across institutional, geographic, and social boundaries. 
2. To establish a form of persistent online identity that supports the public commons and the values of civil society. 
3. To enhance the ability of citizens to form relationships and self-organize around shared interests in communities of practice to better engage in the process of democratic governance. 

The core elements of the LinkAU's technical architecture are: 

1. a form of user-controlled digital identity that is context-sensitive, enables personal recommendations and is built on open standards;
2. interoperability between the networking community:
3. brokering services that can connect individuals who share interests in a context-sensitive manner; and 
4. public interest matching technologies  that enable effective Internet-wide searches. 

"enhance the power of social networks by using interactive digital media to exploit the transitive nature of trust through the principle of six degrees of connection."