LinkedIn Corp, the administrator of the world's biggest online business networking service, has launched in India a "Lite" adaptation of its site for mobile browsing. The organization, which is being obtained by Microsoft Corp, said on Monday the variant was aimed at helping users search its site quicker on their smartphones in areas with moderate or poor internet network.
LinkedIn Lite loads four times quicker and gives a better experience to users in urban and rural areas with inconsistent networks, Akshay Kothari, the organization's country manager and head of product for India, said at an occasion in Bengaluru. The variant will be accessible in the following couple of weeks, he said.
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A year ago, LinkedIn patched up its mobile application in the wake of confronting substantial feedback for poor configuration and users experience. To extend their user base, social networking giants including Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc have also dispatched "lite" adaptations of their services, which devour less data. LinkedIn propelled two more services on Monday - LinkedIn Placements is for students searching for employments while LinkedIn Starter Pack will associate startups and small and medium businesses with job seekers.
It must be noted that the organization has more than 37 million users in India, making the nation its second greatest business sector. Microsoft consented to purchase LinkedIn in June for $26.2 billion.
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