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LinkedIn
LinkedIn
2003
Reid Hoffman, a former executive vice president at PayPal, created LinkedIn as a professional social network. Members can search for jobs, trade resumes, find new hires and keep up with the competition. LinkedIn now has 20 million members representing 150 industries.

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