Tianji.com
Tianji.com (Chinese: 天际网) was China's largest professional social networking website, with over 17 million users as of September 2013.[1] Tianji stopped operations on December 27, 2015.[2]
History
Tianji was founded in 2005 by CEO Derek Ling. It joined Viadeo in 2008. In 2010-11, it started entering a period of explosive growth, attracting over 380,000 users per month.[3]
Purpose
Tianji was a professional social networking website, in a similar fashion to LinkedIn.[3] According to CEO Derek Ling, Tianji focused on a group of Chinese professionals who are younger than 40 but have also graduated from college, a demographic that adds value through its existing contacts and work experience. By 2013 the site was predicted to have 35 million users.[4]
Statistics
Tianjin claimed up to over 15 million users, according to its website. The website also claimed that there were over 37,000 executive searchers on the website, and that 90% of users report successful communication with managers and businesspeople.[5]
References
- ^ "Tianji - Company Detalis". CrunchBase. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "LinkedIn's biggest rival in China just suddenly and unexpectedly shut down". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b Custer, C. (November 3, 2011). "Tianji, China's Biggest Professional Social Network, is Growing Fast". Tech in Asia. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Chima, Chikodi (October 31, 2011). "Tianji kickstarts professional social networking in China". Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "超过1500万职场精英首选的商务社交平台". Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.