[locust101]

The article seems to argue that it is all a zero sum game when in reality, with services like linkedin, you can see prospective employers you had never even thought of before. Sure I could get a job at Facebook where tons of my friends work through networking, but maybe the esoteric startup the recruiter pitched to me on linkedin turns out to be more interesting.

[LordHeini]

That is the reason I don't have a Facebook account but one on LinkedIn and Xing. Not that I ever used those much but at least you get some value from it in being specialized. Because you will get that weird recruiter from God nows where with some random job offer. Unlike Facebook which is just a glorified birthday reminder for people you don't even know.