I used LinkedIn heavily prior to Microsoft’s acquisition of the company. Since that time, it seems to have become more and more Facebook like. Consequently,

I used LinkedIn heavily prior to Microsoft’s acquisition of the company. Since that time, it seems to have become more and more Facebook like. Consequently, I’m no longer a paid subscriber but maintain a presence simply because I have hundreds of contacts, some of whom worked for me, or with whom I went to grad school, etc., whose careers I follow casually. I like knowing former employees and school peers are now VPs, entrepreneurs, etc. And from time to time, I can provide a reference or an endorsement. At the end of the day though, I think it’s a shadow of its former self.