LinkedIn Links to Recent Contacts, Redefines Recent

On Friday, I wondered joined LinkedIn, not when they last logged on. To get to the old contacts browser without actually disabling Javascript on your browser, you can use this link:

The end result is the same, and I still like being able to sort by newest contacts as one more way to slice and dice the list rather than just alphabetically. I'd love for LinkedIn to amend its privacy policy and allow sorting by recent users additionally, but I'd imagine given the frequency to which LinkedIn is used as a job hunting site, the backlash would be greater than the appreciation by a few of its power users. Granted, if people are actively job hunting, they're probably suddenly ramping up connections, especially to recruiters, and that will in turn be displayed to others in that person's network. It's hard to take advantage of a site like that and use it in complete stealth; a much better practice is to use it consistently, whether that's daily, weekly, or monthly, depending on your role, profession, and temperament for networking.

Two postscripts:

1) A blog reader wondered if LinkedIn still has the feature where you can view who's viewed your profile (at least in some vague sense, such as a location or employer) and how many times your profile came up in search results. I saw it about a week ago but don't see it anymore. Do you still see it? I've also asked my new best friend in customer service for more dirt.

2) If we have met or been in contact to some degree,