Microsoft buying LinkedIn for $26 billion

[Jeff7]

LinkedIn is pretty much becoming Facebook. See more and more people post stuff about their families or horrible things that have happened in the world. LinkedIn is for business take your personal stuff to other sites.

As to the purchase I'm sure MC will drive it into the ground.

Just like Facebook back during college, I get requests from people who I may have met once, or who only have my contact info because I replied to an email to a salesman at my company, who forwarded it to someone who then included it in a reply to someone else.....I guess some people just harvest whatever they can.

it wouldn't happen like that. linked in is known as a professional network whereas facebook isn't. it's just a free for all with a buncha idiots making posts braggin about their lives to make themselves feel better. they are just different.

Different marketing, yeah. "No, see this one is for professionals only. ...and I guess for anyone else who might have money and has eyes that can see advertising."

 

[Imp]

and I'd kindly tell them to fuck off and die. they can go ahead and take a look at my locked down public profile all they want.

I'd like to say I would do the same... but there are some desperate unemployed youths out there who would suck dick for a job.

Just like Facebook back during college, I get requests from people who I may have met once, or who only have my contact info because I replied to an email to a salesman at my company, who forwarded it to someone who then included it in a reply to someone else.....I guess some people just harvest whatever they can.

Only loosers don't have 600 Facebook "Friends" or LinkedIn "Connections," yo. Don't forget to get that "Recommendation" too.

 

[foghorn67]

LinkedIn also owns Lynda.com right now, so I imagine that is all part of the acquisition too.

Gawd, I hope they don't slice that up and throw it to the wolves. I love that site.

 

[Fenixgoon]

I'd like to say I would do the same... but there are some desperate unemployed youths out there who would suck dick for a job.



Only loosers don't have 600 Facebook "Friends" or LinkedIn "Connections," yo. Don't forget to get that "Recommendation" too.

what kills me about linkedin is that some people who have made recommendations for me have next to 0 clue to my actually ability for which they've made a recommendation.

that being said, i did find my current job through a posting on linkedin. so it's not entirely worthless

 

[Linux23]

wtf is lynda.com? lol.

 

[foghorn67]

wtf is lynda.com? lol.

Google it before you laugh at it.

 

[HybridSquirrel]

Do you think the business models of Facebook and MS are the same? It's a stretch to think that a software/services company will pivot and take a job networking platform and turn into a Facebook.

Second, there are a lot of restrictions around what you can do with personal information for advertising. If MS starts selling PII information, professionals will more than likely have to pull out of or limit their usage of LinkedIn. Do you really think that competitors will want a CRM graph of all potential leads in MS hands?

I mean they're already gathering shit loads of data from people with Windows 10. It's not such a stretch to think MSFT is shifting their focus. They're already morphing into Apple slowly.

 

[Linux23]

Google it before you laugh at it.

Yeah my bad on that. Does it really offer useful training? I might give the trial a go.

 

[IEC]

If you are in the right industries it's a good place for consulting leads. I've got a lot of job opportunities solicited through it.

^this. I get a lot of unsolicited attention from consulting firms looking to poach people in my area of expertise.