Tianji.com
Tianji.com (Chinese: 天际网) was a Chinese professional social networking website. Tianji stopped operations on December 27, 2015.[1]
History[edit]
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.[2]
Purpose[edit]
Tianji was a professional social networking website, in a similar fashion to LinkedIn.[2] 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.[3]
Statistics[edit]
Tianji 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.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.