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I used to really like LinkedIn. Lately the facebook links have brought in unprofessionals for want of a better word, followed closely by self-advertising. I was active in a vertical industry forum. It had good discussions with people of different backgrounds. Now it is most tyros who want someone else to make their decisions for them (my printer just died what should I buy) or chatting because they are bored (business is slow today, why is that). Both of those kinds of postings are legitimate but not in that forum.