I've decided to give LinkedIn a try. It seems like it has a lot of potential for being a good networking tool, but it may be yet another one of those things that beckons and promises much, but delivers little... I found a very nice article on how to get the most out of it, so I'm definitely going to give it my best try:
http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2007/01/ten_ways_to_use.html Join me there!