Viadeo

Viadeo
Type of businessPublic
Type of site
Professional network service
Available inEnglish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian
FoundedParis, France
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)Dan Serfaty, Thierry Lunati
Revenue$40 million (2009 estimation)[1]
Employees400
URLwww.viadeo.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedMay 2004
Paris
Current statusActive

Viadeo is a Web 2.0 professional social network whose members include business owners, entrepreneurs and managers.[2] Viadeo was often compared to LinkedIn, offering free access but not being able to compete with the larger corporation.[3] As of 2014, the site had 65 million members.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ferris was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Viadeo Raises $32M To Expand Its Professional Social Network In China, Russia And Beyond". TechCrunch.com. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. ^ Richaud, Nicolas (30 November 2016). "Comment Viadeo a fini par valoir 2.440 fois moins que LinkedIn". Les Echos. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Viadeo continues to grow: 65 million members worldwide, including 25 million in China". Viadeo SA. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.