United States-based social-networking companies LinkedIn and Zynga, as well as Renren and Quepasa, known as the Facebooks of China and Latin America respectively, have experienced great increases in the share prices of their stocks in the first months of 2012. LinkedIn is a website that allows professionals to interact by linking to one another, and Zynga is an online gaming firm. Most investors and financial experts believe the future holds great potential for social media stocks.