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Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26 Billion

I haven't read the article, but my first impression is that this will increase the number of federated "skype for business" users.
 
keepngoal said:
I don't know what that means.
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Microsoft Lync has been re-branded as "Skype for Business." If you work in a large office environment you are probably familiar with Lync - just a modern day version of AOL Instant Messenger. In most Lync environments, that server is only for internal employees, however there is an option to make the server "federated" - similar to Star Trek Federation - which would join other federated Lync networks for video, screen sharing and instant messaging. This would offer a low-cost alternative for video conferencing to what companies like Cisco offers.

I'm sure a good portion of members on LinkedIn are familiar with Lync, so adding a LinkedIn search field in a program like Lync would streamline networking and lining up interviews.
 
Do people like actually use linkedin for a purpose? I admittedly know almost nothing about it.
 
This does not make sense to me for Microsoft.

If I were one of the bigger tech companies, I would think about buying some hardware companies. Companies that create things that goes in to the devices, things like processors, hard drives, etc. I just think that there hasn't been a big innovation in technology hardware in a while. Unless I am wrong. This is just me from a 10,000 foot view.
 
Rabbuk said:
Do people like actually use linkedin for a purpose? I admittedly know almost nothing about it.
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A friend of mine got a job from Linkedin. He had his profile up to date and someone contacted him about a job in Kansas City. He interviewed and got the job. He was an underwriter and apparently he underwrote a specific type of insurance at his previous company that the one in Kansas City wanted.

I think headhunters use linkedin, and sometimes HR.
 
SCNCY said:
This does not make sense to me for Microsoft.

If I were one of the bigger tech companies, I would think about buying some hardware companies. Companies that create things that goes in to the devices, things like processors, hard drives, etc. I just think that there hasn't been a big innovation in technology hardware in a while. Unless I am wrong. This is just me from a 10,000 foot view.
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I'm sure Microsoft was eyeing Polycom, but they were just purchased by Mitel for just shy of $2 billion a few months ago. I don't know what kind of monopoly that would have created for workplace technology.
 
Rabbuk said:
Do people like actually use linkedin for a purpose? I admittedly know almost nothing about it.
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This was sort of my initial reaction, especially given the purchase price. Most people I know professionally have a profile on there, but I don't really know anybody that really uses it actively. I also haven't ever heard of anyone landing a job through it. I've had a couple recruiter contacts from it, but nothing that went too far.

I basically use it as a glorified address book of work contacts. It gives me a way to reach out to former co-workers without keeping track of a bunch of personal email addresses or adding people as friends on Facebook that I'm not really all that close to personally.
 
Every kid currently in college or someone looking for a new job should set up a LinkedIn profile. The last job and the one I am currently employed at started off by a manager sending me a message over LinkedIn asking if I was interested. It is essentially an online resume & networking tool.
 
A lot of "tech" companies with very little actual IP being valued in the billions. At some point that bubble will burst. Though I think LinkedIn actually makes a profit. Good on them. Kind of surprising because their site is hideous.
 
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