A new press release states, “Adobe today announced an extension of its partnership with Microsoft and a new integration with LinkedIn that will accelerate account-based experiences (ABX) through new marketing solution integrations. Adobe and Microsoft are aligning key data sources to populate account-based profiles in Adobe Experience Cloud, including Marketo Engage and Microsoft Dynamics 365 […]
Knight Foundation and LinkedIn Founder Create $27 Million AI Research Fund
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Recognizing the vast potential of artificial intelligence to affect the public interest, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Omidyar Network, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, and others have formed a $27 million fund to apply the humanities, the social sciences and other disciplines to the development […]
LinkedIn Open Sources Big Data and URL Technology
by Angela Guess David Ramel recently reported in ADTmag, “Seeing as how LinkedIn is all in on open source development, the company is a good fit for its new owner, Microsoft, the poster company for born-again open source evangelism. Cases in point: the business-oriented social media site this week open sourced technology for building iOS […]
Will Microsoft’s Purchase of LinkedIn be a Data Privacy Mess?
by Angela Guess Ryan Phelan recently opined in VentureBeat, “A lot of people are giddy over the news that Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $26 billion. Investors are thrilled at the hefty boost in the stock price, while salespeople dream of connecting their Outlook and LinkedIn accounts to make their jobs easier. Amid all the conversation, […]
Microsoft is Buying LinkedIn for $26.2B, Expanding Its Big Data Reach
by Angela Guess Conner Forrest reports in TechRepublic, “On Monday, Microsoft announced that it will be purchasing LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, for $26.2 billion. The all-cash deal will bolster Microsoft’s social media presence among professionals and could potentially give LinkedIn more analytics resources. In the official press release announcing the acquisition, it was […]