The document discusses the evolution of talent sourcing methods and tools. It defines "The Dream Software" as a tool that could search for candidates across distributed online profiles and sources by cross-referencing skills, experience, and other information. It provides an overview of several early pioneers in this area, including TalentBin, Entelo, and Gild. It also notes LinkedIn's unexpected entry into this space with their Talent Pipeline tool, which allows importing data to search across a company's records and LinkedIn profiles. The document advocates for continued improvement and expansion of tools' abilities to reliably merge profiles from different sources and provide ways to reach potential candidates.