How to send mass messages on LinkedIn

I have over 1,300 people in my network on LinkedIn. I can't spread the word regarding a hot job or the next big thing sending 1,300 messages. What I can do is forward these messages in bulk and I will tell you how.

Have a trusted friend or colleague write the message you want to send i.e.: Come check out my hot new job of "xyz", they send the message to you. The next step is you take that message and forward it by clicking "forward" in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Identify who you want to send the message to, you can do large groups of individuals. In the subject line remove the part that says "FW" so it does not appear to be a forwarded message. Alter the body of the message to make sure it does not reflect it is a forwarded message. There is also a box you can click to make sure your contacts do not see each other on the email line, I prefer to click that. I want this message to look as individually crafted as possible. Then click send

There you have it, now you can leverage your LinkedIn contacts and spread the word regarding job openings to large amount of target contacts with out spamming.