LinkedIn facts for kids
LinkedIn Corporation is a social networking website for people in professional jobs. The company started in December 2002, and the website opened May 5, 2003. Users can make connections with other people they have worked with, post their work experience and skills, look for jobs, and look for workers. The site is available in many languages, including most European languages, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, and Malay. LinkedIn has more than 200 million members around the world.
In January 2013, the countries with the most LinkedIn users were:
- 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
Images for kids
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Former LinkedIn headquarters on Stierlin Court in Mountain View, California
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LinkedIn office building at 222 Second Street in San Francisco (opened in March 2016)
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Social media websites may also use "traditional" marketing approaches, as seen in these LinkedIn-branded chocolates.
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LinkedIn homepage
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When a user accepts an invitation from another user, they have a first-level connection; the user is indirectly connected to the other user's connections with what LinkedIn terms second-level and third-level connections.
See also
In Spanish: LinkedIn para niños
