i'm probably doing it wrong...

I’m really curious to hear how different people use LinkedIn and what they’ve gotten out of it. Have some of you just contacted people at a company you want to work for out of the blue and it somehow lead to a job? Is contacting someone in the department in which your applying sleazy if you can demonstrate genuine interest and that you’d be a good fit?

It seems like etiquette, expectations and reactions vary wildly from person to person.