2. Founded in December of 2002 and Launched on
May 5th of 2003
As of 2013 nearly 260 million users in 203
countries
Used for professional networking in nearly every
business imaginable
3. Connects professionals in numerous businesses
for networking
Companies are turning more and more to
Linkedin to find potential employees
Helps connect potential employees with their
ideal employer through networking
4. Allows for the listing of Career, Skills and
Academic Information
Information specific by industry
Assists in keeping track of colleagues without the
personal nature of sites such as Facebook
5. Filed for an initial public offering in January 2011
and traded its first shares on May 19, 2011,
under the NYSE symbol "LNKD“
Users Premium subscriptions
Companies using recruiting services
6. In 2011, LinkedIn earned $154.6 million in
advertising revenue alone
Numerous acquisitions including SlideShare
which was used to create a lot of our
presentations