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LinkedIn is a Social Networking Site , mainly used for business. As of March 2006, it had more than 5 million registered users. LinkedIn's CEO is Reid Hoffman , the former Executive Vice President of PayPal . LinkedIn has more than 5 million registered users, representing 130 industries. It is intended to be used to find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by the user's direct contacts, or by individuals connected to a contact at the 2nd or 3rd degree. The "gated-access approach" (where contact with any professional requires either a pre-existing relationship, or the intervention of a contact of theirs) is intended to build trust among the service's users. Employers can list jobs on LinkedIn and search for passive candidates and job seekers can review the profile of hiring managers, HR professionals and/or recruiters, and then discover which of their existing contacts can introduce them. More than 1,000 alumni and professional organizations use LinkedIn for Groups, members-only areas on LinkedIn that facilitate networking among their members. Many of these organizations have groups that exist under the Yahoo! Groups domain. Additionally, a number of Yahoo! Groups are specific to the LinkedIn community (see external links below). LinkedIn participates in the EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework and is certified to meet the strict privacy guidelines of the European Union . All relationships on LinkedIn are mutually confirmed, and no one appears in the LinkedIn Network without knowledge and explicit consent. LinkedIn is located in Palo Alto, California , and is funded by Greylock and Sequoia Capital , the Venture Capital firms behind Google , Yahoo!, Cisco Systems , and Apple . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |