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LinkedIn Sources of Revenue: Now Job Recruiters

November 21, 2011

  We’ve been watching Linkedin sources of revenue for some time to see what works for this highly successful social network. New Linkedin Revenue Source:  Recruiter Services Recently the New York Times gave us a peek into a new revenue source in its story LinkedIn Wants to Make More Money From Job Recruiters.  It states: “The [...]

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Valuation Lessons from the Linkedin Bubble Controversy

July 11, 2011

In his New York Times article Waiting for Gravity to Hit Linkedin, James Stewart describes valuation methods that niche social networking sites should recognize. Social Network Website Valuation Methods Price-Earnings Ratios — To value Linkedin, Stewart rejects this method because the site is investing to expand and too new to have predictable revenues. Price-to-Sales Ratios [...]

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Business Model of Linkedin Works To Deliver Revenues that Investors Believe In

May 20, 2011

Linkedin goes public this week.  The business model of Linkedin is clear from its multiple revenue sources:  advertising, subscriptions and recruitment services for businesses and headhunters.  See details from the NY Times, Shares of Linkedin Soar on First Trading Day. Business Insights from the Linkedin IPO Also noted in this article: “With a valuation of $9 [...]

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