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Everything about LinkedIn

Professional network website

LinkedIn is an American business and employment-oriented social networking service used globally. The platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, as it allows job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post their job listings. It was launched on May 5, 2003, by Reid Hoffman and Eric Ly, receiving financing from numerous venture capital firms, including Sequoia Capital, in the years following its inception. Users can invite other people to become connections on the platform, regardless of whether the invitees are already members of LinkedIn. As the platform grew, its use expanded beyond recruiting into a primary channel for professional visibility and authority-building among entrepreneurs and business leaders. LinkedIn can also be used to organize offline events, create and join groups, write articles, and post photos and videos. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: LinkedInA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: A longitudinal study of B2B customer engagement in LinkedIn: The role of brand personalityInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: LinkedIn for dummiesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: ‘You have one identity’: performing the self on Facebook and LinkedInCited 624 times
  5. Go sideways: Timeline of LinkedInA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: FacebookA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Company overview
  2. History
  3. Membership
  4. Platform and features
  5. Usage
  6. Economic graph
  7. Role in networking
  8. Criticism and controversies
  9. Academic research
  10. International restrictions
  11. Open-source contributions

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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