Dumpling in a Hanky

After receiving yet another LinkedIn contact request from a complete stranger (with the accompanying over-eager email from LinkedIn a few days later, saying "hey, this connection request is still  waiting!!), I asked friends on Twitter: Why do people ask to connect on LinkedIn when they don't know you, and have never met you? There was a variety of responses from people about their reaction to these requests, but the majority response was definitely one of annoyance. In the end, I came to the conclusion that interactions on LinkedIn are a lot like dating. Now, having had my fair share of dates and dating-related interactions both online and in person, I thought I'd help out by giving a couple of etiquette tips for LinkedIn, and also for life generally (and dating). If you want to get to know me, spend some time on it So many times on LinkedIn, I get a generic "X wants to connect" request. No information about why they think they'd like to con...