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{{Quote|is a [[social networking]] [[website]] geared toward professional [[networking]] with more than 200 million users. Users, who maintain resume-like [[profile]]s, utilize LinkedIn to view each other's [[profile]]s and to exchange [[message]]s.<ref>Perkins v. LinkedIn Corp., 2014 WL 2751053, at *1 (N.D. Cal. June 12, 2014).</ref>}} |
{{Quote|is a [[social networking]] [[website]] geared toward professional [[networking]] with more than 200 million users. Users, who maintain resume-like [[profile]]s, utilize LinkedIn to view each other's [[profile]]s and to exchange [[message]]s.<ref>Perkins v. LinkedIn Corp., 2014 WL 2751053, at *1 (N.D. Cal. June 12, 2014).</ref>}} |
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− | {{Quote|provides an [[online]] community for professional [[networking]]. Prospective members may sign up for a membership by providing a valid [[email address]] and registration [[password]], which LinkedIn [[store]]s on its [[database]]. Once registered, a member may create a free [[online]] professional [[profile]] containing such [[information]] as [[employment]] and educational history.<ref>[[In re LinkedIn User Privacy Litigation]], 932 F.Supp.2d 1089, 1090 (N.D. Cal. 2013) |
+ | {{Quote|provides an [[online]] community for professional [[networking]]. Prospective members may sign up for a membership by providing a valid [[email address]] and registration [[password]], which LinkedIn [[store]]s on its [[database]]. Once registered, a member may create a free [[online]] professional [[profile]] containing such [[information]] as [[employment]] and educational history.<ref>[[In re LinkedIn User Privacy Litigation]], 932 F.Supp.2d 1089, 1090 (N.D. Cal. 2013).</ref>}} |
== Overview == |
== Overview == |
Revision as of 02:51, 4 August 2014
Definition
“ | is a social networking website geared toward professional networking with more than 200 million users. Users, who maintain resume-like profiles, utilize LinkedIn to view each other's profiles and to exchange messages.[1] | ” |
“ | provides an online community for professional networking. Prospective members may sign up for a membership by providing a valid email address and registration password, which LinkedIn stores on its database. Once registered, a member may create a free online professional profile containing such information as employment and educational history.[2] | ” |
Overview
The company was founded in May 2003 and within a month the site had 4,500 members. By the end of 2003 it had 81,000 members, and by May 2004 the site had over 500,000 members.