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My guess is the neighbor put your name in LinkedIn's search box.

That or they have information on where you and your neighbor once lived. I have signed up for a couple of online brokerage accounts where they ask me questions about where I or my family have lived in the past.

I got questions like; "At which of these 5 addresses has $BROTHER ever lived before?" And one of them was correct.

I've had similar questions when opening online accounts before, I believe that information comes from your credit report.

Most likely. I'm not sure if that makes him or LinkedIn creepier.

Why would it be creepy for someone using a social networking site to search for people they've met over the years?

Also, how much of the perceived "creepiness" of someone searching for someone on LinkedIn just a variation of this: http://thedoghousediaries.com/1042 ?

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