Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B

Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by rck404 on Monday June 13, 2016 @03:16PM (#11896537)

Imagine this: A recruiter messages you and then follows up with a skype interview through LinkedIn.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by julianz on Monday June 13, 2016 @05:08PM (#11897667)

So you can tell them in person that you don't live in the same country or work in even vaguely the same area rather than ignoring them as you do now?

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by EdHominem on Monday June 13, 2016 @07:25PM (#11898594)

As opposed to using the superior Hangouts product? That's gonna suck.

To make that happen they'll have to put up even more barriers to messaging people out-of-band. Much like Upwork/etc.

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Re:Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26B by pbarnes_1 on Monday June 13, 2016 @07:32PM (#11898633)

You can do this... today! Without spending $26bn.

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