| Revision as of 21:16, 29 November 2005 edit2bar (talk | contribs)134 edits →External links← Previous edit | Revision as of 20:26, 3 January 2006 edit undoDwacon (talk | contribs)101 edits Added additional content, some of which pulled from LinkedIn -- and also content and links related to links between LinkedIn and Yahoo Groups.Next edit → | ||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
| LinkedIn's ] is ], the former ] of ]. | LinkedIn's ] is ], the former ] of ]. | ||
| LinkedIn is the largest online business network with more than 4 million registered users. It is used to find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by |
LinkedIn is the largest online business network with more than 4.4 million registered users, representing 130 industries. It is used to find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by the user's direct contacts, or by individuals connected to a contact at the 2nd or 3rd degree. | ||
| The "gated-access approach" (where contact with any professional requires either a pre-existing relationship, or the intervention of a contact of theirs) builds trust among the users. Each individual strengthens his or her existing professional ties and enhances their reputation by helping their colleagues establish business contacts. | |||
| ⚫ | Employers can list jobs on LinkedIn and job seekers can review the profile of hiring managers, HR professionals and/or recruiters, and then discover which of their existing contacts can introduce them. | ||
| More than 1,000 alumni and professional organizations use LinkedIn for Groups, members-only areas on LinkedIn that facilitate networking among their members. Many of these groups are based under the ] domain. Additionally, a number of ] are specific to the LinkedIn community (see external links below). | |||
| LinkedIn participates in the EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework and is certified to meet the strict privacy guidelines of the European Union. All relationships on LinkedIn are mutually confirmed, and no one appears in the LinkedIn Network without knowledge and explicit consent. | |||
| LinkedIn is located in Palo Alto, California, and is funded by Greylock and Sequoia Capital, the venture capital firms behind Google, Yahoo!, Cisco, and Apple. LinkedIn’s CEO Reid Hoffman was formerly Executive Vice President of PayPal, the Internet’s de-facto standard for secure, private financial transactions. | |||
| ⚫ | Employers can list jobs on LinkedIn |
||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| Line 16: | Line 25: | ||
| * | * | ||
| * | * | ||
| * | |||
| * | |||
| * | |||
| * | |||
| {{internet-stub}} | {{internet-stub}} | ||
| {{org-stub}} | {{org-stub}} | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 3 January 2006
LinkedIn is an Internet social network service, used mostly for business connections. It has more than 4 million registered users, including 1.3 million in Europe and 6.4 million in Asia. (Counts need to be verified since they do not add up correctly)
LinkedIn's CEO is Reid Hoffman, the former EVP of PayPal.
LinkedIn is the largest online business network with more than 4.4 million registered users, representing 130 industries. It is used to find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by the user's direct contacts, or by individuals connected to a contact at the 2nd or 3rd degree.
The "gated-access approach" (where contact with any professional requires either a pre-existing relationship, or the intervention of a contact of theirs) builds trust among the users. Each individual strengthens his or her existing professional ties and enhances their reputation by helping their colleagues establish business contacts.
Employers can list jobs on LinkedIn and job seekers can review the profile of hiring managers, HR professionals and/or recruiters, and then discover which of their existing contacts can introduce them.
More than 1,000 alumni and professional organizations use LinkedIn for Groups, members-only areas on LinkedIn that facilitate networking among their members. Many of these groups are based under the Yahoo Groups domain. Additionally, a number of Yahoo Groups are specific to the LinkedIn community (see external links below).
LinkedIn participates in the EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework and is certified to meet the strict privacy guidelines of the European Union. All relationships on LinkedIn are mutually confirmed, and no one appears in the LinkedIn Network without knowledge and explicit consent.
LinkedIn is located in Palo Alto, California, and is funded by Greylock and Sequoia Capital, the venture capital firms behind Google, Yahoo!, Cisco, and Apple. LinkedIn’s CEO Reid Hoffman was formerly Executive Vice President of PayPal, the Internet’s de-facto standard for secure, private financial transactions.
See also
External links
- LinkedIn web site
- Interview with Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Founder
- Yahoo Group: My LinkedIn Power Forum
- Yahoo Group: LinkedIn Innovators
- Yahoo Group: LinkedIn Venture Capital
- Yahoo Group: LinkedIn Bloggers
 | This Internet-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This organization-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
 | This economics-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |