LinkedIn /ˌliŋkt.ˈɪn/ is a business-oriented social networking service. Founded in December 14, 2002 and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking.
Based in the US, the site is, as of 2013, available in 24 languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German,Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Czech, Polish, Korean,Indonesian, Malay, and Tagalog.LinkedIn filed for an initial public offering in January 2011 and traded its first shares on May 19, 2011, under the NYSE symbol "LNKD"
On June 13, 2016, Microsoft announced it will acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion, a deal expected to be complete by the end of 2016
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