User:Dalton110/LinkedIn

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LinkedIn was unlike Facebook and Myspace because it was purely for business. Users include not only the individuals looking to make connections and enter the workforce but also corporations to display what they desire and want to share.

LinkedIn (/lɪŋktˈɪn/) is an American business and employment-oriented online service that operates via websites and mobile apps. Launched on May 5, 2003,[4] the platform is mainly used for professional networking and allows job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs. As of 2015, most of the company's revenue came from selling access to information about its members to recruiters and sales professionals.[5] Since December 2016, it has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft. As of June 2021, LinkedIn had 756 million registered members from 200 countries and territories.[3]

LinkedIn allows members (both workers and employers) to create profiles and "connect" to each other in an online social network that may represent real-world professional relationships. Members can invite anyone (whether an existing member or not) to become a "connection".[6]

History
LinkedIn was founded by Reid Hoffman in his living room in 2002. LinkedIn was founded in 2002 but was officially launched in 2003.