Access to LinkedIn’s trove of data about companies and professionals is a primary driver of Microsoft’s $ 26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, says our guest...
GeekWire Radio: The real reason Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for $26 billion
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Geek on the Street: Will Microsoft’s big LinkedIn deal go boom or bust?
Monday marked a pivotal day for business oriented social media site LinkedIn, with the announcement that it will be acquired by Microsoft for $ 26.2 billion in cash. The deal is the largest in Microsoft’s history but not the largest the Redmond...
Microsoft explains how LinkedIn will integrate with Office and other products
In announcing its $ 26.2 billion purchase of LinkedIn today, Microsoft laid out several scenarios for how the companies’ products might work together.
- LinkedIn profiles, containing a person’s resume, skills and endorsements and recommendations from colleagues, will be visible not just in LinkedIn but also in Microsoft’s...
President Obama calls out Snapchat and LinkedIn during final White House correspondents’ dinner
Amid zingers directed at everyone from Donald Trump to himself, President Barack Obama briefly mentioned two tech giants during his final White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday evening.
The 40-minute monologue, which you can watch here, was certainly funny — well, maybe depending on your political views —...