Just like with Face Book, the system itself looks for links and decides to ask them for you. It's very insidious.
I know that many people like these social connecting sites, but I think it is risky, and suggest staying off of them at all costs, and certainly do not use them for hobby related purposesA while ago I set up a Linked In account as my alter ego here, as another means to screen potential dates. It clearly says I am an escort, and has my website etc. I am shocked by the number of men who request to add me to their connections.
Do they not realize that other people see these connections? Are they not at least a little concerned that someone will say, why do you have an escort in your list of contacts? Linked in pretty regularly sends out emails letting me know when my contacts add new contacts. I'm just really stunned that these professionals aren't concerned about others noticing.
Any insight to the thought process here?
I have a lot of people on linked in who I don't know. If it came to it-I would plead : "So What" !!
I've seen what you are talking about and not just with LinkedIn. In a million years I would never cross the two worlds. That's asking for trouble. Many employers these days will on occasion review social media accounts to see what is publicly available. Seeing you as a connection or that they follow some other social media account will definitely raise eyebrows.
I certainly don't use it as a stand alone screening, just another tool. It's generally pretty easy to spot the fake accounts from the real ones 
Would use it for screening. Elaina, said she created a fake profile, anyone can create a fake account.
If he has one escort out of 500 friends no biggie. If he has 20 escorts as friends and that it, will come across that he a hooker lover and may have issues. I personally don't use any social media. Also It depends on how the escort look if she look like a person or lean mean porno machine.
Do they not realize that other people see these connections? Are they not at least a little concerned that someone will say, why do you have an escort in your list of contacts? Linked in pretty regularly sends out emails letting me know when my contacts add new contacts. I'm just really stunned that these professionals aren't concerned about others noticing.
Any insight to the thought process here?
You'd be on most men's bucket list if they lived near you. Hand up 😆 HOTTTT and charming too... I'll drink to that ...lol Cent` ann
Just like with Face Book, the system itself looks for links and decides to ask them for you. It's very insidious.
I know that many people like these social connecting sites, but I think it is risky, and suggest staying off of them at all costs, and certainly do not use them for hobby related purposes
Both sites send out suggestions for friends/connections, but you must decide yourself if you want to send an actual invite.
I hate the shopping marketing, let alone anything else. I use different free accounts for my legit as well as hobby activities. Delete cookies & history often (more than daily)... I just did before logging on to TER & will again when I log out. To a certain extent, the separate accounts sort my contacts though does require logins often. It's worth it to me.
Some of the connections are based on algorithms that LinkedIn uses to build connections across people who might know/want to be connected with someone else. It is in the service's interest to connect as many clients (in their sense of the word) as possible and very often that connection is a "friend of a friend" relationship. So all it takes is one member to connect to you and all sorts of interesting connection possibilities start to appear.
LinkedIn also covets your address book, big time. If a guy has your email in it, even under some cover (E Amhurst - Cashier at Dairy Queen) the service will connect the two emails and suggest the connection.
And then there are the guys who give no fucks. Perhaps its even a badge of honor...