LinkedIn is Microsoft's popular social-networking site for professional and career development.
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- LinkedIn is a social network for professional networking and career development.
- Microsoft acquired LinkedIn nearly a decade ago for a whopping $26.2 billion in cash.
- LinkedIn is free, but a subscription version called LinkedIn Premium offers additional features.
Like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and a dozen others, LinkedIn is a social network.