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LinkedIn’s Announces First Earnings Call (Q2 2011)

By Damian Davila, on August 4th, 2011

On 08/04/11, LinkedIn reported their financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. In the second quarter, the company saw record levels of members, unique visitors, and page views, while top line growth accelerated. Going forward, LinkedIn announced that it plans to continue to invest in its team, technology, and products in order to increase the value it delivers to members and realize the full potential of the LinkedIn platform.

LinkedIn provided the key highlights:

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Winners from LinkedIn’s First Open Intern Hackday

By Damian Davila, on August 3rd, 2011

On July 29, 2011, LinkedIn’s Mountain View cafeteria was filled to capacity with over 170 interns both from leading tech companies throughout the Bay Area and leading schools (Berkeley, Stanford, Waterloo, Upenn, and MIT among others).

The interns were gathered for LinkedIn’s first open Intern Hackday — a chance to win a MacBook Air, an iPad or Apple gift card — but more importantly, a chance to earn permanent bragging rights among their peers.

Linkedin put together a timeline of tweets and relevant photographs that captured the highlights of those 24 hours. Click through the picture below for a closer look.

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Tech’s Wealthiest Founders [Infograph]

By Damian Davila, on June 2nd, 2011

With LinkedIn’s current valuation of $8.16 billion dollars, the 5 LinkedIn founders would rank No. 5, at $274 million each, it seems as though there will be other high-profile IPOs in the near future.