LinkedIn

LinkedIn, founded by former PayPal employees in 2002, is used mainly for professional networking, and reported more than 200 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories as of January 2013. It is one of the most profitable companies in the Internet sector, with gross margins of roughly 90 per cent.

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Maimai.com, the Chinese social network aimed particularly at business people, has secured another US$750 million in funding and is now targeting an IPO in 2019. Photo: SCMP

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In this Monday, May 22, 2017, photo, a "Now Hiring" sign welcomes a customer entering a Best Buy store in Hialeah, Fla. Photo: AP Photo/Alan Diaz

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LinkedIn is one of very few western social networking sites that has a solid operation in the strictly controlled Chinese internet arena. Photo: Reuters

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LinkedIn's head of recruiting Brendan Browne (pictured) says there are basic principles of hiring that many recruiters don't grasp. Photo: LinkedIn

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LinkedIn has added a new feature that makes it easier for recruiters and candidates to find each other.

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Reid Hoffman. Photo: Business Insider

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Offer represents 49.5 per cent premium to LinkedIn’s Friday closing price

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US President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to retired Army Captain Florent Groberg, who has partnered with LinkedIn to encourage more managers to pay attention to veterans' skills. Photo: Getty Images

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LinkedIn now has more than one million registered users in Hong Kong. Photo: Bloomberg

LinkedIn hits 1 million Hong Kong users amid growing online job hunting

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LinkedIn shares suffer drop as plan for Facebook at Work draws closer

LinkedIn shares suffer drop as plan for Facebook at Work draws closer

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The Labour Department's investigation revealed that LinkedIn, based in Mountain View (above), California, failed to record and compensate workers for all hours worked, violating provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Photo: AP

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Twitter's user growth fell in every quarter last year. Photo: AFP

Twitter's stock falls 18 per cent on paltry growth in users

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LinkedIn has named Derek Shen (inset) as its newly created China president. Photo: AP

Social networking site LinkedIn names its first China president

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LinkedIn trades at 97 times forward earnings. Photo: Reuters

Morgan Stanley downgrades view of internet stocks, citing overvaluation

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Lawsuit claims LinkedIn hacked e-mail contacts of its customers

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Linkedin makes much of its money by selling access to members’ resumes. Photo: Reuters

LinkedIn revenue soars as membership growth rate rises

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LinkedIn has seen its share price quadruple since May 2011.

LinkedIn buys start-up for US$90m

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California-based LinkedIn has 200 million worldwide users, but only 1 per cent of that come from China. Photo: AP

LinkedIn, others face challenges against China ‘guanxi’

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LinkedIn has eye on mainland from HK

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