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