While their growth tactics have pissed me off to no end (spammed my whole company once), I do see value in the product. I’ve found two jobs from LinkedIn and b

While their growth tactics have pissed me off to no end (spammed my whole company once), I do see value in the product. I’ve found two jobs from LinkedIn and been contacted by recruiters at a number of companies I may want to work at. For me, the personal value seems greater than either FB or Twitter. Although personal connections tend to lead to the best jobs, for those starting out in a field this isn’t easy, and a more liquid market helps us all. I can’t imagine telling a recent grad not to put together a LinkedIn profile because there is no value. Certainly, this is more about the online resume hosting part than the network part, but I think the latter has some value too even if diluted. And the former is powerful because there are so many people in the network.