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==Professional and Social Connectivity== | ==Professional and Social Connectivity== | ||
According to Seth Fiegerman,<ref> Fiegerman, Seth. "LinkedIn Now Has 187 Million Members." Mashable. [http://www.mashable.com Mashable], Inc., 1 Nov 2012. Web. 3 Nov 2012.</ref> "The social network for professionals has been growing at a rate of 10-15 million users per quarter."As of November, the site boasts over 187 million members. While this may seem like an overwhelming amount of users, LinkedIn is a close-knit online community when compared with the amount of users on Facebook and Twitter (over a billion each). Unlike other social media sites, LinkedIn has a targeted membership: professional individuals and people who are ready to enter the professional job market. | According to Seth Fiegerman,<ref> Fiegerman, Seth. "LinkedIn Now Has 187 Million Members." Mashable. [http://www.mashable.com Mashable], Inc., 1 Nov 2012. Web. 3 Nov 2012.</ref> "The social network for professionals has been growing at a rate of 10-15 million users per quarter."As of November, the site boasts over 187 million members. While this may seem like an overwhelming amount of users, LinkedIn is a close-knit online community when compared with the amount of users on Facebook and Twitter (over a billion each). Unlike other social media sites, LinkedIn has a targeted membership: professional individuals and people who are ready to enter the professional job market. | ||
===[http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=what_is_linkedin&trk=hb_what What is Linked In?]=== | ===[http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=what_is_linkedin&trk=hb_what What is Linked In?]<ref>"What is LinkedIn?" [http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=what_is_linkedin&trk=hb_what LinkedIn]. LinkedIn Corporation, Inc., nd, Web. 1 Nov 2012. </ref> === | ||
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