LinkedIn launches "University page" service into education market

NetEase technology News August 20, according to the Washington Daily reported that the professional social network LinkedIn in Monday officially launched the "University page (University pages)" Service to enter the education market. At the same time, LinkedIn will reduce the minimum age of registered users in the United States from 18 to 14 years from September 12, while in other countries the lower age limit for registered users is 13 years. LinkedIn's "University page" service will first be open to 200 universities around the world, including New York University, the University of Victoria and the University of Michigan, and LinkedIn says it will open the service to thousands of schools in the next few weeks, One of the aims of the service is to help high school students find suitable universities, which is the first time LinkedIn has allowed high school students to register on the site. LinkedIn says the company wants the "university page" service to help high school students make the right choices when facing their first big decision in life, and select the universities and majors that really fit them. Since September 12, high school students aged 14 and older can register with LinkedIn and browse the LinkedIn sites of many universities, not only to help them deepen their understanding of their careers, but also to learn to build a network of their own. Let family and friends provide help and guidance at a critical time. Through the LinkedIn "University page" service, universities can create pages for their communities, and administrators can post announcements or updates to keep them informed. Moving into the education market is a "preconceived" approach for LinkedIn, where young people become users of LinkedIn when they have just come into contact with social networks, and LinkedIn says: "Many students start thinking about their future in high school, We should provide them with a suitable platform. "Compared to Facebook and Twitter, LinkedIn is more populist, professional and fresh, and its business color is not too strong, and these traits can attract high school students who like to taste it." In addition, as a professional social networking site, high school students can see their course of study and career development track when they register, which is not only conducive to the healthy growth of students, but also can help them adapt to the current social situation, avoid detours, wrong way. (Lamb)