LinkedIn is a prominent social networking platform that primarily caters to professionals and businesses. Established in 2002 in Mountain View, California, by Reid Hoffman and his team, LinkedIn has grown into a global entity with 36 international offices as of 2024. The platform enables job seekers to share their resumes, employers to post job vacancies, and professionals to develop their personal brands. LinkedIn’s user base has surpassed 1 billion registered members, with significant growth in membership witnessed over the years. Microsoft[2] acquired the company in 2016 for $26.2 billion, further boosting its reach and capabilities. Despite facing security[3] challenges and criticism over its handling of misinformation and privacidade[4] issues, LinkedIn remains a key player in the business and employment-focused redes sociais[1] space.
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LinkedIn (/lɪŋktˈɪn/) is a business and employment-focused social media platform that works through websites and mobile apps. It was launched on May 5, 2003 by Reid Hoffman e Eric Ly. Since December 2016, LinkedIn has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. The platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows jobseekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs. From 2015, most of the company's revenue came from selling access to information about its members to recruiters and sales professionals. LinkedIn has more than 1 billion registered members from over 200 countries and territories.
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| Type of business | Filial |
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Tipo de sítio | Serviço de rede profissional |
| Available in | 27 languages |
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| Fundada | May 5, 2003 Mountain View, Califórnia, U.S. |
| Sede social | , EUA |
| Area served | Em todo o mundo |
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| DIRECTOR EXECUTIVO | Ryan Roslansky |
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| Indústria | Internet |
| Revenue |  US$15.15 billion (2023) |
| Employees | 18,500 (2024) |
| Pai | Microsoft |
| Filiais | LinkedIn Learning Connectifier Drawbridge Glint |
| URL | www |
| Publicidade | AdSense |
| Registo | Necessário |
| Utilizadores | 310 million MAU (February 2023)[unreliable source?] |
| Lançado | May 5, 2003 |
| Situação atual | Ativo |
LinkedIn allows members (both workers and employers) to create profiles and connect with each other in an online social network which may represent real-world professional relationships. Members can invite anyone (whether an existing member or not) to become a connection. LinkedIn can also be used to organize offline events, join groups, write articles, publish job postings, post photos and videos, and more.
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