Shares of LinkedIn (LNKD.DL) are trading off more than 2% since reporting better-than-expected third quarter results. Is that really fair? The overall business grew 81% in the third quarter as Talent Solutions, the segment that caters specifically to the needs of corporate and third-party recruiters, accounted for 55% of revenue. All signs point to LinkedIn joining Facebook (META 0.73%) and salesforce.com (CRM 1.14%) as the three dominant suppliers of social software and services. Find out more in the video below.
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LinkedIn Will Be a Billion-Dollar Business
By Tim Beyers
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Nov 8, 2012 at 4:32PM
NYSE: LNKD.DL
LinkedIn Corporation
The third-quarter numbers are even better than most investors think
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LinkedIn Corporation
LNKD.DL
Yelp
YELP
$35.20
(0.46%)
$0.16
Salesforce
CRM
$272.26
(1.14%)
$3.06
Meta Platforms
META
$718.78
(0.73%)
$5.21
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