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LinkedIn is the oldest of the four most popular social media sites, having been created on May 5, 2003.
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There are more than 70 million users worldwide.
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Members of LinkedIn come from more than 200 countries from every continent.
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LinkedIn is available in six native languages – English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
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Oracle’s Chief Financial Officer, Jeff Epstein, was headhunted for the position via his LinkedIn profile.
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80% of companies use LinkedIn as a recruitment tool.
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A new member joins LinkedIn every second.
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LinkedIn receives almost 12 million unique visitors per day.
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Executives from all Fortune 500 companies are on LinkedIn.
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Recruiters account for 1-in-20 LinkedIn profiles.