This move is noted as LinkedIn attempts to "transform" from a service used by people looking for and offering work to a more comprehensive tool for professionals.
Entering the Chinese market attempts the professional network LinkedIn, το οποίο λάνσαρε μία δοκιμαστική (beta) version of its website in Simplified Chinese.
Jeff Winner, LinkedIn's CEO, admitted in a blog post on Monday that the company should censor some of the material uploaded by users to ensure compliance with China's Internet usage rules, but added that the benefits of this move are enormous and committed to the transparency of the company's practices.
"The expansion of our service in China creates" difficult "questions, but it is clear that the decision to move forward is the right one," noted Wainer.
As reported by Reuters, LinkedIn is still in its infancy acquisitionς άδειας λειτουργίας για τον εν λόγω site, η οποία θα προϋποθέτει τη διατήρηση servers στην Κίνα, οι οποίοι θα αποθηκεύουν δεδομένα για τους κινέζους χρήστες της.
The popular business network already has more than four million users in China using its English-language version. According to Weiner, the "Chinese" site will be able to help LinkedIn get in touch with 140 million professionals in China, providing significant growth opportunities for the company's audience.
This move is noted as LinkedIn attempts to "transform" from a service used by people looking for and offering work to a more comprehensive tool for professionals.
It is noted that popular social networks such as Facebook and Twitter remain blocked in China, which is the largest "Internet market" in the world, with 500 million users.
The features of LinkedIn's "Chinese" website include the integration of special features to meet the demands of the country's audience: features include the integration of Weibo (the Chinese equivalent of Twitter) into platform, As well as connection of the account with the WeChat messaging service.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
