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| 2002 | December 14 | Company | LinkedIn is founded by Reid Hoffman and 4 other friends. |
| 2003 | May 5 | Company | LinkedIn cofounders send invitations, launching LinkedIn. |
| 2004 | May | Competition | Viadeo – a social networking site for business owners, entrepreneurs and managers – is launched in France.[{{cite web |url=http://ecommercenews.eu/these-are-the-local-social-networks-in-europe/ |title=These are the local social networks in Europe - Ecommerce News |newspaper=Ecommercenews.eu |accessdate=September 11, 2016}}] |
| 2004 | August | Growth | LinkedIn reaches 1 million users.[{{cite book |author=Ann Byers |title=Reid Hoffman and Linkedin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GR2EAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2003 |date=15 July 2013 |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-4488-9537-3 |pages=2003–}}] |
| 2005 | July | Product | LinkedIn launches LinkedIn for Groups, a premium service aimed at power users like recruiters, analysts and researchers.[{{cite web |url=http://www.internetnews.com/xSP/article.php/3521166/LinkedIn+Launches+Premium+Service.htm |title=LinkedIn Launches Premium Service – InternetNews. |website=Internetnews.com |accessdate=April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2005 | August | Product | LinkedIn launches a premium service, LinkedIn Business Accounts, which gives businesses access to more powerful search tools.[{{cite web |url=https://investors.linkedin.com/events-and-news/corporate-press-releases/press-release-details/2005/Linkedin-Launches-Premium-Service-For-Recruiters-And-Researchers/default.aspx |title=LinkedIn Corporation – Linkedin Launches Premium Service For Recruiters And Researchers |website=Investors.linked.com |accessdate=April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2006 | March | Company | LinkedIn achieves its first month of profitability. |
| 2007 | February | Team | Dan Nye becomes CEO of LinkedIn, and Reid Hoffman moves from CEO to chairman and president. |
| 2007 | April | Growth | LinkedIn reaches 10 million users. |
| 2007 | May | Product | LinkedIn launches "who's been viewing your profile" feature.[{{cite web |url=https://blog.linkedin.com/2007/05/10/guess_whos_view |title=Guess who's viewed your profile? |website=Blog.linkedin.com |accessdate=April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2008 | February | Product | LinkedIn launches a mobile version of the site.[{{cite web |url=https://blog.linkedin.com/2008/02/24/linkedin-mobile-2 |title=Announcing LinkedIn Mobile (includes an iPhone version) |accessdate=September 11, 2016}}] |
| 2008 | April | Product | LinkedIn launches the "People You May Know" feature.[{{cite web |url=https://blog.linkedin.com/2008/04/11/learn-more-abou-2 |title=Learn more about "People You May Know" |website=Blog.linkedin.com |accessdate=April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2008 | June | Funding | Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, and other venture capital firms purchase a 5% stake in the company for $53 million, giving the company a post-money valuation of approximately $1 billion.[{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-linkedin18-2008jun18,0,6631759.story |title=Professional networking site LinkedIn valued at $1 billion |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=June 18, 2008 |accessdate=August 1, 2013 |first=Jessica |last=Guynn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622142348/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-linkedin18-2008jun18,0,6631759.story |url-status=live |archive-date=June 22, 2008}}] |
| 2008 | September | Product | LinkedIn launches targeted advertising - allowing advertisers to target specific sections of LinkedIn users (InCrowds) based on the information in their profiles.[{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/sep/15/web20.digitalmedia |title=LinkedIn launches advertising network |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=September 11, 2016}}] |
| 2008 | October | Product | LinkedIn enables an "applications platform" that allows other online services to be embedded within a member's profile page. Among the initial applications are an Amazon Reading List that allows LinkedIn members to display books they are reading, a connection to Tripit, and a Six Apart, WordPress and TypePad application that allows members to display their latest blog postings within their LinkedIn profile.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20081101120615/http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/10/linkedin_launch.html Facebook in a Suit: LinkedIn Launches Applications Platform], Business Week, October 28, 2008] |
| 2009 | December | Internationalization | LinkedIn opens office in India, and says that 50% of its userbase is now international.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2009/12/15/linkedin-furthers-expansion-in-india-with-local-office-and-media-partnerships/ |title=LinkedIn Furthers Expansion In India With Local Office And Media Partnerships |website=Techcrunch.com |accessdate=April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2010 | March | Internationalization | LinkedIn opens an International Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.[{{Cite press release |title=LinkedIn establishment of International Headquarters in Dublin welcomed by IDA Ireland |date=March 23, 2010 |url=http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/press-releases/linkedin-establishment-of/ |accessdate=August 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025045354/http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/press-releases/linkedin-establishment-of/ |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |publisher=IDA Ireland}}] |
| 2010 | July | Funding | LinkedIn receives a $20 million investment from Tiger Global Management LLC at a valuation of approximately $2 billion.[{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-27/linkedin-valued-at-more-than-2-billion-after-investment-by-tiger-global.html |title=Tiger Global Said to Invest in LinkedIn at $2 billion Valuation |date=July 28, 2010 |accessdate=May 16, 2013 |last=Levy |first=Ari |website=Bloomberg |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229160800/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-27/linkedin-valued-at-more-than-2-billion-after-investment-by-tiger-global.html |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |url-status=live}}] |
| 2010 | August 4 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn announces its first acquisition, mSpoke, for its "adaptive personalization engine".[{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/08/03/social-network-mspoke-technology-linkedin.html |title=LinkedIn Hooks Up |work=Forbes |date=August 4, 2010 |accessdate=August 5, 2010 |first=Quentin |last=Hardy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805092334/http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/03/social-network-mspoke-technology-linkedin.html |url-status=live |archive-date=August 5, 2010}}] The acquisition was for $0.6 million.[{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/breaking/cmu-startup-mspoke-acquired-by-linkedin-258019/ |title=CMU startup mSpoke acquired by LinkedIn |publisher=post-gazette |date=2010-08-04 |accessdate=2010-08-04 |first=Erich |last=Schwartzel}}] |
| 2010 | September 23 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires ChoiceVendor, a business-to-business review service, for $3.9 million.[{{cite news |url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20100923005446/en/LinkedIn-Acquires-ChoiceVendor |title=LinkedIn acquires ChoiceVendor |date=2010-09-23 |publisher=BusinessWire |via=businesswire.com |accessdate=2016-11-23}}] |
| 2011 | January 26 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires CardMunch, a business card scanning application, for $1.7 million.[{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1271024/000119312511016022/ds1.htm |title=LinkedIn S1 Filing |publisher=SEC |date=2011-01-26 |accessdate=2012-02-24}}][{{cite web |url=http://investors.linkedin.com/secfiling.cfm?filingID=1193125-11-295272&CIK=1271024 |title=SEC S/1 Filing |publisher=SEC |date=2011-11-03 |accessdate=2011-11-03}}] The service would shut down in 2014 and users would be forced to migrate to Evernote.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/07/linkedin-gives-up-the-ghost-on-cardmunch-inks-deal-with-evernote-to-migrate-users/ |date=May 7, 2014 |publisher=TechCrunch |title=LinkedIn Gives Up The Ghost On CardMunch, Inks Deal With Evernote To Migrate Users |author=Ingrid Lunden |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}] |
| 2011 | May 19 | Company | LinkedIn IPOs and trades its first shares under the NYSE symbol "LNKD", at $45 per share. |
| 2011 | July | Product | LinkedIn launches a new feature allowing companies to include an "Apply with LinkedIn" button on job listing pages.[Colleen Taylor, GigaOm. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20111008130541/http://gigaom.com/2011/07/25/apply-with-linkedin-button-launches/ LinkedIn launches job application plugin]." July 25, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2011.] The new plugin will allow potential employees to apply for positions using their LinkedIn profiles as resumes. All applications will also be saved under a "Saved Jobs" tab. |
| 2011 | October 5 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires Connected, a social customer relationship management service.[{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2011/10/05/linkedin-acquires-social-crm-company-connected/ |title=LinkedIn Acquires Social CRM Company Connected |work=Forbes |date=2011-10-05 |accessdate=2011-10-05 |first=Tomio |last=Geron}}] |
| 2011 | October 11 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires IndexTank, a social search service.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/10/11/linkedin-buys-real-time-hosted-search-startup-indextank/ |title=LinkedIn Buys Real-Time, Hosted Search Startup IndexTank |publisher=TechCrunch |date=2011-10-11 |accessdate=2011-10-11}}] |
| 2012 | February 22 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn announces that it will acquire Rapportive, a Gmail plugin that shows people the social media profiles from whoever they're corresponding with on Gmail.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/22/rapportive-linkedin-acquisition/ |title=Rapportive Announces Acquisition By LinkedIn, (Basically) Confirms $15M Price |website=Techcrunch.com |accessdate=April 27, 2016}}] |
| 2012 | May 3 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires SlideShare for $119 million. SlideShare is a web service that allows people to upload presentations and share them with everyone.[{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-linkedin-slideshare-2012-5 |title=What Is LinkedIn SlideShare? – Business Insider |newspaper=Businessinsider.com |accessdate=July 1, 2016}}][{{cite web |url=https://gigaom.com/2012/05/03/linkedin-pays-119m-for-slideshares-professional-content/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504090320/http://gigaom.com/2012/05/03/linkedin-pays-119m-for-slideshares-professional-content/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |title=Gigaom |newspaper=Https |accessdate=July 1, 2016}}] |
| 2012 | June | Company | LinkedIn falls victim to a hacking attempt that resulted in 6.5 million hashed passwords reportedly leaked - revealing that LinkedIn does not use password salting.[{{cite web |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/05/05/linkedin-10-years-social-network/#gref |title=LinkedIn is 10 Years Old: Here's How it Changed the Way we Work |website=Thenextweb.com |accessdate=April 20, 2016}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/technology/linkedin-breach-exposes-light-security-even-at-data-companies.html |title=LinkedIn Breach Exposes Light Security Even at Data Companies |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 10, 2012 |accessdate=September 10, 2016}}] In 2016, the company reveals that the breach was far greater than originally thought.[{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/18/hacker-advertises-details-of-117-million-linkedin-users-on-darknet |title=Hacker advertises details of 117 million LinkedIn users on darknet |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=September 11, 2016}}] |
| 2012 | September | Product | LinkedIn starts allowing users to endorse each other's skills.[{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-introduces-endorsements-2012-9 |title=LinkedIn Introduces Endorsements - Business Insider |newspaper=Businessinsider.com |accessdate=September 11, 2016}}] |
| 2012 | October | Product | LinkedIn launches the "Influencer" program, allowing selected "thought leaders" (their term) to share original content directly with LinkedIn users.[{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130806143440-658789-the-brilliance-of-the-linkedin-influencers-program |title=The Surprising Brilliance Of The LinkedIn Influencers Program |website=Linkedin.com |accessdate=April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2013 | January | Competition | TalentBin launches. It is a "search engine" for talented people that picks up their digital tracks (on sites like Stack Exchange) to sell to recruiters.[{{cite web |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3004739/talentbin-takes-linkedin-targeting-recruiters |title=TalentBin Takes On LinkedIn By Targeting Recruiters |website=Fastcompany.com |accessdate=April 27, 2016}}] |
| 2013 | July 23 | Product | LinkedIn announces their Sponsored Updates ad service. Individuals and companies can now pay a fee to have LinkedIn sponsor their content and spread it to their user base. This is a common way for social media sites such as LinkedIn to generate revenue.[{{cite web |title=LinkedIn Expands Ad Program With Launch Of Sponsored Updates Program |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/23/linkedin-sponsored-updates/ |publisher=Techcruch.com |accessdate=2015-10-06}}] |
| 2013 | April 11 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires Pulse, a popular newsreader for the web and mobile, for $90 million.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/11/linkedin-acquires-pulse-for-90m-in-stock-and-cash/ |title=LinkedIn Acquires Pulse For $90M In Stock And Cash |website=Techcrunch.com |accessdate=April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2013 | September | Legal | A class action lawsuit is filed against LinkedIn, accusing it of automatically sending invitations to contacts in a user's email address book without permission. The court agreed with LinkedIn that permission had in fact been given for invitations to be sent, but not for the two further reminder emails.[{{cite web |url=http://www.pacermonitor.com/view/XKUTHYA/Perkins_et_al_v_LinkedIn_Corporation__candce-13-04303__0001.0.pdf |title=PacerMonitor Document View – 5:13-cv-04303 – Perkins et al v. LinkedIn Corporation, Docket Item 1 |publisher=Pacermonitor.com |date=2013-09-17 |accessdate=2015-10-06}}] |
| 2014 | February 6 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires Bright.com, a job matching website, for $120 million.[{{cite web |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/02/06/linkedin-makes-biggest-acquisition-paying-120m-job-matching-service-bright/ |title=LinkedIn makes its biggest acquisition by paying $120m for job matching service Bright |publisher=TNW |date=2014-02-06 |accessdate=2014-04-20}}] |
| 2014 | April | Internationalization | LinkedIn launches a new Chinese website in the Chinese language.[{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-02-25/linkedin-expands-in-china-with-local-website |title=LinkedIn Expands in China With Local Website – Bloomberg |website=Bloomberg.com |accessdate=April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2014 | April | Company | LinkedIn leases 222 Second Street, a 26-story building under construction in San Francisco's SoMa district, to accommodate up to 2,500 of its employees{{cn|date=September 2019}} |
| 2014 | July 14 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires Newsle, a service that allows users to follow real news about their Facebook friends, LinkedIn contacts, and public figures.[{{cite web |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/14/linkedin-acquires-start-up-newsle/ |title=LinkedIn Acquires Start-Up Newsle |date=2014-07-14 |accessdate=2014-07-23}}] |
| 2014 | July 22 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires Bizo, a web application that helps advertisers reach businesses and professionals, for $175 million.[{{cite web |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/07/22/linkedin-does-another-deal-buying-bizo/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 |accessdate=2015-01-14 |title=LinkedIn Makes Another Deal, Buying Bizo |date=July 22, 2014 |first=David |last=Gelles |website=DealBook |publisher=New York Times}}] |
| 2015 | January 14 | Competition | Facebook announces launch of Facebook at Work, which allows businesses to create their own social networks amongst their employees that are built to look and act like Facebook itself.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/14/facebook-at-work-ios-android/ |title=Facebook Unveils Facebook At Work, Lets Businesses Create Their Own Social Networks |website=Techcrunch.com |accessdate=April 27, 2016}}] |
| 2015 | February | Legal | LinkedIn settles a class action lawsuit, compensating up to 800,000 people who paid for its premium services who alleged that it falsely assured them it was using strong security measures to protect their personal information.[{{cite web |url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/linkedin-settles-class-action-suit-over-weak-password-security/ |title=LinkedIn Settles Class-Action Suit Over Weak Password Security |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=September 8, 2016}}] |
| 2015 | March 16 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires Careerify, a web application that helps businesses hire people using social media.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/16/linkedin-buys-carreerify-to-build-out-its-recruitment-business/#.qtfu3r:9tCt |accessdate=2015-03-16 |title=LinkedIn Buys Careerify to Build out its Recruitment Business |date=March 16, 2016 |first=Ingrid |last=Lunden |website=Tech Crunch }}] |
| 2015 | April 2 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires Refresh.io, a web application that provides insights about people in one's networks right before one meets them.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/04/02/linkedin-buys-refresh-io-to-add-more-predictive-insights-to-its-products/ |date=2015-04-02 |accessdate=2015-04-06 |title=LinkedIn Buys Refresh.io To Add Predictive Insights To Its Products |first=Lunden |last=Ingrid |website=TechCrunch}}] |
| 2015 | April 9 | Acquisitions | In its largest acquisition to date ($1.5 billion), LinkedIn announces its acquisition of Lynda.com, an eLearning platform allowing users to learn business, technology, software, and creative skills through videos.[{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-buys-lyndacom-for-15-billion-2015-4?IR=T |title=LinkedIn just bought online learning company Lynda for $1.5 billion |publisher=Business Insider |date=2015-04-09 |accessdate=2015-04-09}}] |
| 2015 | May 7 | Product | LinkedIn adds an analytics tool to its publishing platform. The tool allows authors to better track traffic that their posts receive.[Ingrid Lunden; “[https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/07/whos-viewed-your-posts-linkedin-adds-analytics-to-its-publishing-platform/#.mc8jwf:keEb "Who's Viewed Your Posts?" LinkedIn Adds Analytics To Its Publishing Platform].” Techcrunch.com, May 7, 2015. May 7, 2015.] |
| 2015 | August 28 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires Fliptop, a predictive sales and marketing firm that uses data science to help companies close more sales.[{{cite web |title=LinkedIn acquires predictive marketing firm Fliptop to boost its Sales Solutions offering |url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/08/28/linkedin-acquires-predictive-marketing-firm-fliptop-to-boost-its-sales-solution-offering/ |website=VentureBeat}}] |
| 2015 | October | Product | LinkedIn introduces new mobile app, codenamed "Project Voyager", making the design more intuitive.[{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/10/14/linkedin-shows-off-project-voyager-its-new-flagship-mobile-app/ |title=LinkedIn shows off Project Voyager, its new flagship mobile app |newspaper=Venturebeat.com |accessdate=September 11, 2016}}] |
| 2016 | February 4 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires Connectifier, a web application that helps companies with their recruiting.[{{cite web |title=LinkedIn acquires recruiting startup Connectifier |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/02/04/linkedin-acquires-recruiting-startup-connectifier/ |website=VentureBeat}}] |
| 2016 | February | Company | LinkedIn's shares drop 43.6% within a single day following an earnings report, down to $108.38 per share. LinkedIn loses $10 billion of its market capitalization that day.[{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-stocks-lnkin-corp-tableau-softwa-idUSKCN0VH082 |title=CEOs, venture backers lose big as LinkedIn, Tableau shares tumble |author=Luc Cohen |date=February 8, 2016 |work=Reuters}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/04/linkedin-reports-q4-earnings.html |title=LinkedIn skids 40%, erases $10B in market cap |first=Everett |last=Rosenfeld |date=5 February 2016 |website=Cnbc.com |accessdate=10 June 2016}}] |
| 2016 | June 13 | Acquisitions | Microsoft announces the acquisition of LinkedIn at $26.2 billion ($60 per user).[{{cite web |url=http://blogs.microsoft.com/firehose/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-acquire-linkedin/#sm.00019eofl7hnofn1z7w2kfef67oxf |title=Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn – The Fire Hose |newspaper=Financial Times |date=June 13, 2016 |accessdate=June 13, 2016}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/13/11920072/microsoft-linkedin-acquisition-2016 |title=Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion |newspaper=Theverge.com |accessdate=June 13, 2016}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-to-acquire-linkedin-in-deal-valued-at-26-2-billion-1465821523 |title=Microsoft to Acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=June 13, 2016}}] The acquisition would be completed on December 8, 2016.[{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-microsoft-our-next-play-begins-jeff-weiner |title=LinkedIn + Microsoft: Our Next Play Begins |date=December 8, 2016 |work=linkedin.com |accessdate=February 15, 2017}}] The transaction would result in the payment of approximately $26.4 billion in cash merger consideration.[{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1271024/000110465916161289/a16-22816_18k.htm |title=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - Linkedin December 8, 2016 |work=US SEC}}] |
| 2016 | July 26 | Acquisitions | LinkedIn acquires PointDrive, a web application that lets salespeople share visual content with prospective clients to help seal the deal.[{{cite web |title=LinkedIn buys PointDrive to boost its social sales platform with sharing |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/26/linkedin-buys-pointdrive-to-boost-its-social-sales-platform-with-sharing/ |website=TechCrunch}}] |
| 2016 | September 12 | Product | LinkedIn unveils three new products that it will roll out in India: (1) LinkedIn Lite, a smaller version of the mobile website for people with slower internet connections; (2) LinkedIn Placements, an online screening test intended for students to take; and (3) Starter Pack, a marketing package for small and mid-sized businesses.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/12/linkedin-courts-users-in-emerging-markets-with-linkedin-lite-online-job-placement-tests/ |date=September 12, 2016 |publisher=TechCrunch |title=LinkedIn courts users in India with LinkedIn Lite, online job placement tests, business tools |author=Ingrid Lunden |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}][{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/for-faster-mobile-browsing-linkedin-launches-lite-version-in-india/articleshow/54302807.cms |title=For faster mobile browsing, LinkedIn launches 'Lite' version in India |website=The Economic Times |publisher=The Times of India |accessdate=February 22, 2017 |date=September 13, 2016}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.in/Jeff-Weiner-alongside-Indian-Linkedin-team-announcesthree-new-offerings-for-India/articleshow/54289587.cms |publisher=Business Insider |title=Jeff Weiner alongside Indian Linkedin team announcesthree new offerings for India |accessdate=February 22, 2017 |author=Tanya Dubey |date=September 12, 2016}}] |
| 2016 | September 22 | Product | LinkedIn launches LinkedIn Learning. The new website caters both to employees seeking career advancement as well as employers wishing to train their employees. A large part of the content is from Lynda, which LinkedIn had acquired in April 2015.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/22/linkedin-doubles-down-on-education-with-linkedin-learning/ |date=September 22, 2016 |publisher=TechCrunch |title=LinkedIn doubles down on education with LinkedIn Learning, updates desktop site |author=Ingrid Lunden |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}][{{cite web |url=https://qz.com/789763/linkedin-finally-becomes-useful-with-online-career-learning-following-its-takeover-by-microsoft-msft/ |author=Amy X. Wang |title=By focusing on worker training, LinkedIn is now finally useful |publisher=Quartz |accessdate=February 22, 2017 |date=September 23, 2016}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/linkedin-s-e-learning-site-will-help-you-do-your-job-better-and-pep-up-your-cv-1329212 |title=LinkedIn's e-learning site will help you do your job better, and pep up your CV |publisher=TechRadar |accessdate=February 22, 2017 |author=Darren Allan |date=September 23, 2016}}][{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/2016/09/22/linkedin-reveals-what-its-doing-with-lynda-com-linkedin-learning/ |publisher=VentureBeat |title=LinkedIn reveals what it's doing with Lynda.com: LinkedIn Learning |accessdate=February 22, 2017 |author=Ken Yeung |date=September 22, 2016}}] |
| 2016 | October 6 | Product | LinkedIn launches Open Candidates, a feature that allows users to signal to recruiters that they are looking for a job. The feature allows only those recruiters using LinkedIn's premium-tier service to see whether a user is using Open Candidates.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/06/linkedin-will-now-let-you-quietly-signal-when-youre-looking-for-a-job/ |date=October 6, 2016 |publisher=TechCrunch |title=LinkedIn will now let you discreetly signal when you're looking for a job |author=Ingrid Lunden |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}] |
| 2016 | November 17 | Internationalization | LinkedIn begins to be blocked in Russia due to a law in Russia that requires online services to store personal data of Russian citizens on Russian servers. LinkedIn remains accessible in Russia via virtual private networks.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/17/linkedin-is-now-officially-blocked-in-russia/ |date=November 17, 2016 |publisher=TechCrunch |title=LinkedIn is now officially blocked in Russia |author=Ingrid Lunden |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}][{{cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/2016/11/17/technology/russia-linkedin-banned/ |date=November 17, 2016 |title=LinkedIn banned in Russia |author=Alanna Petroff |publisher=CNNMoney |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38014501 |title=LinkedIn blocked by Russian authorities |work=BBC News |accessdate=February 22, 2017 |date=November 17, 2016}}] At the time of the block, LinkedIn has 6 million registered users in Russia.[{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-linkedin-idUSKBN13C0RN |first1=Maria |last1=Tsvetkova |first2=Andrew |last2=Osborn |date=November 17, 2016 |publisher=Reuters |title=Russia starts blocking LinkedIn website after court ruling |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}] |
| 2017 | January 6 | Internationalization | The Russian government requires Google and Apple to remove the LinkedIn app from their Russian app stores.[{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/technology/linkedin-blocked-in-russia.html |date=January 6, 2017 |work=The New York Times |title=Russia Requires Apple and Google to Remove LinkedIn From Local App Stores |author=CECILIA KANG and KATIE BENNER |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}] |
| 2017 | January 19 | Product | LinkedIn unveils its new desktop website redesign, which will roll out over several weeks. The new design is said to have "a simpler, app-like look" and be similar to the design of Facebook's desktop website.[{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/19/linkedin-desktop-update/ |date=January 19, 2017 |publisher=TechCrunch |title=LinkedIn debuts new desktop version with 'chatbots', new search and more |author=Ingrid Lunden |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-website-redesign-2017-1 |date=January 19, 2017 |title=LinkedIn's website is getting a fresh new design — here's your first look |publisher=Business Insider |accessdate=February 22, 2017 |author=Matt Weinberger}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/2017/01/new-linkedin-looks-just-like-facebook-smart-move/ |title=The New LinkedIn Looks Just Like Facebook. Smart Move. |publisher=WIRED |date=January 20, 2017 |author=Robbie Gonzalez |accessdate=February 22, 2017}}][{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2017/01/19/linkedins-website-gets-a-makeover/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170222020035/http://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2017/01/19/linkedins-website-gets-a-makeover/%23c1bf98e58e1f |archive-date=February 22, 2017 |url-status=live |work=Forbes |title=LinkedIn's Website Gets A Makeover |date=February 22, 2017 |accessdate=February 22, 2017 |author=Kathleen Chaykowski }}] |
| 2017 | February 15 | Competition | In the United States and Canada, Facebook launches a feature to search for jobs. The feature allows businesses to post job openings through the status update composer, and allows users to apply to those job postings.[{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/business/news/take-the-work-out-of-hiring |title=Take the Work Out of Hiring |publisher=Facebook for Business |accessdate=February 18, 2017 |date=February 15, 2017}}][{{cite web |author=Bahler |first=Kristen |date=February 17, 2017 |title=How to Use Facebook's New Job Search Feature |url=https://money.com/facebook-new-jobs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503002336/https://money.com/facebook-new-jobs/ |archive-date=May 3, 2022 |website=Money.com |publisher=Money.com |accessdate=February 18, 2017}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.geekwire.com/2017/facebook-takes-linkedin-new-job-postings-feature/ |title=Facebook takes on LinkedIn with new job postings feature |publisher=GeekWire |date=February 16, 2017 |accessdate=February 18, 2017 |author=Jillian Stampher}}][{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/15/facebook-jobs/ |date=February 15, 2017 |publisher=TechCrunch |title=Facebook's new job opening posts poach business from LinkedIn |author=Josh Constine |accessdate=February 18, 2017}}] |
