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by BlackDeath3 4673 days ago
I'm curious about this as well. I don't use the site, but I see a lot of hate toward it (much of it seemingly unexplained).
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This is a good example of why everyone who has any sense dislikes the company: http://community.linkedin.com/questions/8947/how-do-i-preven...

Long story short: They're slimy.

OK but once you're in already, and you aren't connecting your address book (hmm, what else are they going to do with it?) what sucks about LinkedIn so much relative to other social networks?