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LinkedIn (/ l ɪ ŋ k t ˈ ɪ n /) is a business and employment-focused social media platform that works through websites and mobile apps. It was launched on May 5, 2003 by Reid Hoffman and Eric Ly. [4] Since December 2016, LinkedIn has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. [5]
Ryan Roslansky (born December 4, 1977) is an American entrepreneur who is the chief executive officer (CEO) of LinkedIn, a business-related social networking website, since June 2020. [ 2 ] He started with LinkedIn in 2009 and was instrumental in the $1.5 billion acquisition of Lynda.com in 2015, the largest acquisition in LinkedIn's history at ...
Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author.Hoffman is the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for professional networking.
He started with LinkedIn on December 15, 2008, [1] as Interim President. [2] Weiner played an instrumental role in LinkedIn's acquisition by Microsoft for $26 billion (~$32.4 billion in 2023) in June 2016. [3] Currently, he is the Executive chairman of Linkedin as of 2022. He is also the founding Partner of Next play venture capital.
LinkedIn launches LinkedIn for Groups, a premium service aimed at power users like recruiters, analysts and researchers. [4] 2005: August: Product: LinkedIn launches a premium service, LinkedIn Business Accounts, which gives businesses access to more powerful search tools. [5] 2006: March: Company: LinkedIn achieves its first month of ...
LinkedIn Learning is an American online learning platform. It provides video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills. It is a subsidiary of LinkedIn. All the courses on LinkedIn fall into four categories: Business, Creative, Technology, and Certifications.
In 2004, he founded Jobster, a job search engine that pivoted into a site to manage employee referrals. [7] The site was a rival to LinkedIn. [8] The company went through two "pivots" and was sold in 2006 for a fraction of its former value. [9] Goldberg launched Socialmedian in 2008, a social news aggregator, which he later sold to XING.
Jacobs was born to Joan (née Klein) and Irwin M. Jacobs.His father was co-founder of Linkabit and Qualcomm.He has three brothers: Gary E. Jacobs (born 1958), Hal Jacobs (born 1960), and Jeffrey A. Jacobs (born 1966). [4]