Microsoft announced its $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn in June 2016 and closed the deal in the same year in December
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LinkedIn brings ‘Reactions’ emojis on its app, with twist
San Francisco: In an attempt to become more interactive for users, Microsoft-owned job seeking platform LinkedIn is bringing the Facebook-famed emoji “Reactions” on its app, but with a twist. Unlike Facebook’s subtle and traditional emojis, LinkedIn is adding colourful characters for — Like, Celebrate, Love, Insightful and Curious reactions. “We’re[Read More…]
Why LinkedIn relies on users, not AI, for removing fake profiles
New Delhi: In February, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer B. Chandrakala found a LinkedIn fake account running in her name. After registering a case under the Information Technology (IT) Act, the police swung into action and get LinkedIn to shut that face account. Under investigation by the Central Bureau[Read More…]
LinkedIn starts showing trending stories of the day
New Delhi: Taking a leaf out of Twitter’s book, LinkedIn on Monday launched a new way for its over 55 million members in the country to see the day’s top professional news stories and conversations happening around them — all in one place. This new experience shows users a list[Read More…]
Paytm more preferred by Indian professionals than Google: LinkedIn
New Delhi: Professionals in India prefer home-grown tech and mobile Internet companies like Directi, Flipkart and One97 Communications (Paytm) more than global giants like Google and Amazon as their workplace, revealed a new LinkedIn report on Wednesday. The report includes the ranking of 25 companies in the country that are most[Read More…]
Facebook expands job application feature to 40 nations
San Francisco: To help local businesses hire the right people, Facebook has expanded the ability to apply to jobs directly on its platform to more than 40 countries. Rolled out in the US and Canada in 2017, Facebook’s job application feature is different from Microsoft-owned LinkedIn as it is focused[Read More…]
LinkedIn rolls out ‘Career Advice’ feature in India
Microsoft-owned professional networking platform LinkedIn on Wednesday rolled out its “Career Advice” feature in India that will help its over 45 million members in the country seek professional guidance from experienced mentors. Piloted in Bengaluru, the move is aimed at addressing the current mentorship gap in India. According to a[Read More…]
Facebook, Linkedin a major cause behind rising divorce cases?
Technology is enabling couples to have multiple affairs online, said divorce lawyers. In fact, companies have noticed a drift in increasing infidelity with some spouses having up to five affairs at a time. According to an article in The Daily Mail, methods of communication range from messaging and dating apps[Read More…]
Indian professionals are shifting jobs for better pay, says study
About 91% Indian professionals are constantly on the look out for better job opportunities and the most attractive factor for Indian professionals is higher compensation, says study. According to a survey conducted by Linkedin on professionals across the world, it included 539 respondents from India in April 2017. According to[Read More…]
Sachin Tendulkar become a LinkedIn Influencer
Microsoft could become the first trillion dollar company: Analyst
A Redmond, Washington analyst thinks that Microsoft’s $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkenIn will push the tech giant to become the first company with a $1 trillion market value, reported GeekWire. Analyst Michael Markowski writes for Equities.com that Microsoft will reach that threshold before other big companies like Amazon, Google, Facebook[Read More…]
Flipkart ranked no 1 followed by Amazon in Linkedin India’s most preferred employers
The Linkedin Professional networking site that recently announced the Top Attractors report across the countries. These companies are the companies who hire the top talent and regards to be the most attractive in the Industry. Several tech companies are listed in the survey which includes apart from India several countries like[Read More…]