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From his apartment, 14 years ago, Reid Hoffman weaves ideas about LinkedIn. Special professional social networking continues to grow, to finally lure Microsoft's then meminangnya.

Hoffman seems indeed gifted in the arena of social media. The establishment of the private interest growing from LinkedIn on this field. When setting up a LinkedIn in 2002, Hoffman still served as CEO of PayPal who was recently purchased by eBay.

Before joining PayPal, Hoffman became a pioneer of social networking after launching SocialNet in late 1990. The concept of bring people online through SocialNet, Hoffman began which later became the basic idea of LinkedIn.

Hoffman made his new social networking is more specific, i.e., it allows professionals to build friendship networks online. With the help of some friends of former staff of SocialNet, LinkedIn official any slide in 2003.

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LinkedIn makes it easy for users to post their career profile and expand the friendship for the benefit of professionals. Most users utilize a free version of the service, however, LinkedIn remains looking for revenue by providing premium subscription version for the recruiters and corporate.

Hoffman's interest in social media does look obvious. One of them looked when 48 men this year became one of Facebook's early investors.

Although interested in the concept of Facebook, Hoffman remains confident that social networking users want to separate their professional life and keep it on LinkedIn.

On LinkedIn also finally Hoffman devoted themselves. For four years since it was founded, he became CEO. Until finally came former Yahoo executive Jeff Weiner replaced his position, Hoffman became Chairman.