[McG]

i wasn't going to use linked in, but a buddy recommended it as a way to keep in touch with people that we both knew. it was a good suggestion.

as it is now, i have a solid group of people that i used to work with that i would have lost connection with, all aware of where a person is and what they are working on across lots of different geographies.

i laugh at the "traded recommendations", but i wouldn't hold that against a person. seriously, if i want/need a reference it will be a real person, but it isn't bad that you have them.

the two biggest things? the first is that it lets me see who is changing their roles/jobs and it lets me see which of my previously unconnected buddies link. that is always a good ice breaker.