Tech stocks: How seven recent IPOs have fared

6. LinkedIn Corp.

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A computer shows a LinkedIn graphic at a social media workshop at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. LinkedIn was one of the first social media tech stocks to go public.

LinkedIn Corp., an online professional network, was one of the first well-known social media companies to go public. Its first day of trading was May 19, 2011.

Pricing: $45 per share

First-day close: $94.25, more than double IPO price

Friday's close: $75.11, up 67 percent from IPO price

Trading range since IPO: $55.98 to $122.70

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