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Linkedin. “Your Professional Networking Hub”. What is linkedin. Linkedin is a social networking website for professionals. It’s highly homogenous with most connections being from the same professional sphere. Quick History.
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Linkedin “Your Professional Networking Hub”
What is linkedin Linkedin is a social networking website for professionals. It’s highly homogenous with most connections being from the same professional sphere.
Quick History Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003 by Reid Hoffman and Paypal members Filed IPO in 2011 and sold first share at $45 (shares now value approximately $112 per share) Launched it’s mobile service in 2008
What is Linkedin purpose? • Re-connect: Find past and present colleagues and classmates quickly. • Power your career: Discover inside connections when you're job hunting or establishing a new business opportunity. • Get answers: Via network of industry experts willing to share advice.
Linked in is available in 17 Languages • English • French • German, • Italian • Portuguese • Spanish • Dutch • Swedish • Indonesian • Malay • Spanish • Dutch • Swedish • Romanian • Russian • Turkish • Japanese • Czech • Polish • Korean
Statistics Over 200 million users worldwide - United States with 74 million members - India with 18 million members - United Kingdom with 11 million members - Brazil with 11 million members - Canada with 7 million members - Australia with 4 million members - UAE with 5 million members
Fun facts Grows by approximately 2 new members every second In 2011 they implemented an ‘apply with linkedin’ feature for companies