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I agree with you on most of your points, but don't know an alternative. I actually accept all requests from recruiters and will hit them up if i ever need extra work, so the spam I get ends up paying off in the end. I've gotten a few gigs from recruiters on linkedin.

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Do you not find that the recruiter noise gets in the way of keeping in touch with people you know though?

People actually use LinkedIn to keep in touch? I thought everyone used it as a static resume holder.

I meant as an easy way to check in on previous coworkers for things like referrals. People you aren't on a facebook or phone number level with, but don't want to forget about.

I do for some former coworkers. I don't use Facebook and have moved around a lot, so LinkedIn is actually an easy way to keep up with people I used to work with.

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