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LinkedIn access in China disrupted amid protest calls
Financial Post ^ | Thursday 24th February, 2011

Posted on 02/24/2011 11:52:10 AM PST by BenLurkin

Access to the professional networking site LinkedIn was disrupted in China on Thursday, following online calls on other sites for gatherings inspired by protests against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East.

Many users in China were unable to access LinkedIn, which is planning an initial public offering set to raise up to US$175-million.

LinkedIn could be accessed as recently as Thursday morning, according to two regular users, one a Reuters employee and the other a business consultant, who declined to be identified.

Some users who later found they could not access it via the Chinese Internet said the site was however accessible via routes outside the reach of Chinese censors.

(Excerpt) Read more at business.financialpost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: clintonlegacy

1 posted on 02/24/2011 11:52:16 AM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe Hillary gave LinkIned to China.


2 posted on 02/24/2011 1:09:09 PM PST by bgill (Kenyan Parliament - how could a man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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