LinkedIn Passes Myspace to Become No. 2 U.S. Social Network
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LinkedIn Corp., a website focused on job seekers and recruiters, surpassed Myspace to become the No. 2 social-networking service in the U.S. last month, boosted by its initial public offering in May.
The company had 33.9 million visitors in June, up 63 percent from a year earlier, while Myspace had 33.5 million, down 50 percent, according to a Reston, Virginia-based ComScore Inc. report. Facebook Inc. remained the largest social-networking site with 160.9 million U.S. visitors, up 14 percent.