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		transburgh on March 2, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Twitter VC Laughs at the Idea that Twitter Has No ... This is what LinkedIn did. It became such a valuable tool for recruiters that many are paying members.

jraines on March 2, 2009 [–]

Paying big time, too. And not just for premium memberships that allowed more InMail -- IIRC their recruiter-tailored service runs at $25K a year. I pitched hard for it when I was a recruiter, but we were stuck in the cold-calling age. I lasted about another 2 months.

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