LinkedIn's new "Intro" is not only the worst idea I've heard in quite awhile, it's a bad idea with almost no upside. Here's what you should know about Intro before you even think about using it.
Where did Intro come from?
Quoting from LinkedIn's "Pledge of Privacy" page (say that ten times fast), here is how LinkedIn describes Intro:
LinkedIn Intro is an email service that helps you be brilliant with people.
The phrase "brilliant with people" is a phrase that LinkedIn apparently acquired when they bought Rapportive. They must really like it, because their "Pledge of
