[briandear]

It's keyword based. I live in Avignon and I get dozens of messages per week from US tech recruiters. It also may have something to do with how many connections you have (or actually who those connections are.) I am not sure exactly, but it's possible your profile does not suck, it just may be somewhat thin in the particular keywords and former job titles upon which they are searching. Add "lead Ruby engineer" or something similar and let the spam begin! Through the world Java and iOS in your profile for even more glorious recruiter contact!