I&#x27;m not so bearish on LinkedIn.<p>It serves a few useful purposes:<p>1 - Before any meeting I look to see if there&#x27;s something I share in common (person, interest, job, etc) with the other person.  This was especially important when I was in Sales.<p>2 - When I was job hunting, I did a lot of &quot;Look up the job, then see if I knew someone who knew someone at the company&quot; that would&#x27;ve been impossible without it.<p>3 - I use it for recruiting. The response rate is very low when HR uses it, but as the hiring manager it isn&#x27;t too bad.<p>LinkedIn has the highest value users of any service - professionals making good money. If they can figure out good ways to monetize it, they&#x27;ll blow through their current valuation issues.