At first glance, LinkedIn’s second quarter results, released Thursday after the close of markets, looked stellar.

After lowering its forecasts earlier in the year, reorganizing its sales unit and trying new advertising strategies, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company beat revenue and earnings expectations and raised its forecast for the remainder of the year. Shares shot up as much as 15% in after-hours trading.

But investors’ enthusiasm didn’t last.

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