By Trish Rooney Before you network with your newest LinkedIn connection, ask yourself: Is this person real? As NPR reports, some companies have been using fake accounts with computer-generated profile pictures on the social networking site in a bid to bolster sales. One LinkedIn user who spoke to NPR said that she received a software inquiry on the site, and while the person who messaged her appeared real, upon closer inspection of their profile, she found that the profile photo showed a woman who was only wearing one earring, with some strands of her hair disappearing and reappearing, a clear…