Reid Hoffman and others establish LinkedIn in Mountain View, California in 2002.
LinkedIn, a business-oriented social networking site The website was launched in 2002 and is based in Mountain View, California. LinkedIn was developed in 2003 by venture financier Reid Hoffman, product designer Allen Blue, marketing specialist Konstantin Guericke, engineer Eric Ly, and engineer Jean-Luc Vaillant. LinkedIn originated on December 28, 2002, in co-founder Reid Hoffman's living room, and was formally launched on May 5, 2003.
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