Not so future ... some 6 years ago I have been advised by a recruiter that to apply to a certain SV company, I must have a Facebook profile with a minimum of 10

Not so future ... some 6 years ago I have been advised by a recruiter that to apply to a certain SV company, I must have a Facebook profile with a minimum of 100 friends. Two days of playing some stupid Flash game got me 400 friends and a position at a company.