Top 5 social networks in 2012:
1. Facebook
2. Twitter
3. LinkedIn
4. MySpace
5. Google+
About LinkedIn
Gated-access social network - members are connected in varying degrees of closeness through someone they know or trust
Launched in 2003
Available in 17 languages
2 new users every 1 second
Mobile growth rate 400% per year
2012 mid-year statistics:
Available in 17 languages
2 new users every 1 second
Mobile growth rate 400% per year
2012 mid-year statistics:
- More than 175 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories
- 1,248,019 interest groups with membership ranging from 1 to 744,662
- Over 15 million students and recent college graduates are members