In the late 90s, my cousin (who is a recruiter) asked me where she could find a good programmer. I suggested contacting people who participated in certain USENET newsgroups (I was recruited this way). She was successful at finding someone, but she said they had to help relocate the guy's pet lizard.

Also: read Rule 34 by Charles Stross. The weirdest thing about this book is that it's written in 2nd person.