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    <schemaVersion>X0204</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2011-09-16</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001271024</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>LINKEDIN CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LNKD</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001212150</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KRUPKA MICHAEL A</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>JOHN HANCOCK TOWER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>200 CLARENDON STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02116</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001309469</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BAIN CAPITAL VENTURE INVESTORS, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>JOHN HANCOCK TOWER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>200 CLARENDON STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02116</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001427319</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Bain Capital Venture Integral Investors, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>JOHN HANCOCK TOWER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>200 CLARENDON STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02116</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class B Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>3705108</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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                </natureOfOwnership>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Mr. Michael A. Krupka is the sole managing member of Bain Capital Venture Investors, LLC (&quot;BCVI&quot;). BCVI is the administrative member of Bain Capital Venture Integral Investors, LLC (&quot;BCVII&quot;). By virtue of these relationships Mr. Krupka may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with the respect to the shares held by BCVII. Mr. Krupka and BCVI disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class A Common Stock (subject to contractual limits on conversion that expire within 60 days of September 16, 2011) and has no expiration date. In addition, (i) each share of Class B Common Stock will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock upon (A) the date specified by the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, or (B) any transfer of such share (subject to certain exceptions), and (ii) upon the death of a natural person holding shares of Class B Common Stock, each share of Class B Common Stock held by that person or any of his or her permitted estate planning entities will convert automatically into one share of Class A Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">In addition to the events set forth in footnote (2), the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will each convert automatically into a single class of Common Stock on the date on which the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock represents less than 10% of the aggregate combined number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">As of July 29, 2011, there were 9,036,283 shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock outstanding and 87,235,656
shares of the Issuer's Class B common stock outstanding, based on the Issuer's quarterly report on Form 10?Q for the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2011. Assuming the conversion of all of the outstanding Class B Common Stock into
Class A Common Stock, such amount represents approximately 3.8% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michael Krupka</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-09-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
