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Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains ‘‘forward-looking statements’’ within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, particularly in
Part I, Item 1: ‘‘Business,’’ Part I, Item 1A: ‘‘Risk Factors’’ and Part 2, Item 7: ‘‘Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.’’ These statements are often
identified by the use of words such as ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘could,’’
‘‘should,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ or ‘‘continue,’’ and similar expressions or variations. All statements other than
statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including, but not limited to:
• our ability to timely and effectively scale and adapt our existing technology and network
infrastructure;
• our ability to increase our member base and create long-term value for all of our stakeholders;
• our ability to increase engagement of our solutions by our members, enterprises and
professional organizations;
• our ability to develop effective solutions for mobile devices;
• our ability to protect our users’ information and adequately address privacy concerns;
• our ability to maintain an adequate rate of revenue growth;
• the effects of increased competition in our market;
• our ability to effectively manage our growth, including viral member growth;
• our ability to retain our existing subscribers and our Talent Solutions and Marketing Solutions
customers;
• our ability to successfully enter new markets, expand our product offerings and manage our
international presence and expansion;
• our ability to maintain, protect and enhance our brand and intellectual property;
• costs associated with defending intellectual property infringement and other claims;
• our investment philosophy for 2015;
• our expectations for our financial performance in 2015, including our revenues, cost of revenues,
expenses and expected tax benefits; and
• the attraction and retention of qualified employees and key personnel.
For a discussion of some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our
forward-looking statements, see the discussion on risk factors that appears in Part I, Item 1A: ‘‘Risk
Factors’’ of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other risks and uncertainties detailed in this and our
other reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. The forward-looking
statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K represent our views as of the date of this Annual
Report on Form 10-K. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to
change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the
future, we have no current intention of doing so except to the extent required by applicable law. You
should, therefore, not rely on these forward-looking statements as representing our views as of any
date subsequent to the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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