Analysts Wary of LinkedIn’s Stock Surge

Re:Analysts Wary of LinkedIn’s Stock Surge by shawnee_ on Sunday May 22, 2011 @11:57PM (#2574926)

LinkedIn was smart to go public before Facebook.

However, $8B for what essentially amounts to a glorified harassment tool for recruiters is a bit ludicrous.

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Re:Analysts Wary of LinkedIn’s Stock Surge by dstein on Monday May 23, 2011 @12:56AM (#2575019)

LinkedIn could be turned into the world's best job board. But it is currently built like an old-fashioned dating site. It's like Match.com for jobs.

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Re:Analysts Wary of LinkedIn’s Stock Surge by weston on Monday May 23, 2011 @12:37AM (#2574977)

I'm not going to say the valuation is right or wrong... but LinkedIn is very valuable for me: No more carrying around business cards I get from other people and I can easily keep in touch with people in other companies in my industry and see who's hiring/changing positions.

I consider Facebook the new AT&T and LinkedIn the new Rolodex.

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