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We reported recently that LinkedIn was one of the applications discovered to be snooping on the clipboard of iOS users by new privacy and security measures in iOS14.Once discovered Microsoft rapidly c...

Jeff Kaplan has confirmed that at some unspecified point in the late future, Overwatch 1 and 2 will merge into the same client in due course.While speaking to Kotaku about Overwatch’s current state of...

Yesterday wasn’t a great day for Google. The company’s eaing disappointed its investors as the revenue in the first quarter of 2019 was below what’s expected. This was primarily due to the fall in A...

[embedded content]LinkedIn today aounced a new feature that will make the toughest part of interview process easier for recruiters. Scheduling an in...

When you are exploring job opportunities online, you generally visit Glassdoor to get the inside scoop on salary details for particular job positions. LinkedIn in 2016 aounced LinkedIn Salary tool that allows users to see a detailed breakdown of salaries by job title and location based on information privately submitted by LinkedIn members.Today, they are aouncing LinkedIn Salary Insights which will allow users to explore compensation details on open roles. LinkedIn Salary Insights will be displayed on job listings and it will show an estimated or expected salary range for the role, based on data from millions of LinkedIn members and employer provided information.The salary information displ...

[embedded content]Last year, Microsoft aounced Resume Assistant, which integrates with Word, and would show users writing a resume example profiles from the relevant area they are working in, pulled from real public profiles on LinkedIn, which could help resume writers polish their resume, include relevant skills and even decide on which training to pursue. This Resume Assistant is now generally available to Office 365 subscribers on Windows in select regions.Unique features of Resume Assistant:Showcase your unique skills and experience. Resume Assistant gathers insights from millions of LinkedIn profiles to inspire you with examples of how others in similar roles – or aspirational roles – d...

Today, Microsoft aounced a major customer win thanks to its LinkedIn acquisition.Park Place Technologies, a leader in third-party datacenter maintenance and support, aounced that it plans to deploy Microsoft cloud services including Dynamics 365, Office 365 and LinkedIn to its employees. A major organizations deploying Office 365 is not a big news, but this customer win is significant for Microsoft because of Dynamics 365 and LinkedIn.Park Place selected Dynamics 365 mainly because of the deeper LinkedIn integration.Park Place will first deploy the Microsoft Relationship Sales solution, which combines the power of Dynamics 365 for Sales and LinkedIn Sales Navigator.“We looked at a few of the...

While the Xbox One X tends to be marketed towards more serious gamers and not the entire Xbox player base, this doesn’t mean its sales are hurting. During an aual shareholder meeting today,Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella mentioned how the console saw an incredible response over the holiday and how the company plans to pursue the expanding video game industry.“We’re mobilizing to pursue an expansive opportunity in the 100+ billion gaming market,” he said. “This means broadening our approach to how we think about gaming end-to-end. About starting with games and how they’re created and distributed, and how they’re played and viewed.”Specifically referring to the Xbox One X, he said that it’s the...

Yosuke Matsuda, CEO of Square Enix, recently discussed the rumors surrounding Deus Ex’s demise, the company’s unrealistic Tomb Raider sales expectations and more in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz.Previous reports suggested that Square Enix had put the Deus Ex franchise on an indefinite hiatus following disappointing sales of Mankind Divided. Matsuda refuted these claims by stating that they are already inteally discussing what the next installment in the franchise will be.“We have never said anything about discontinuing that title but for some reason that’s the rumour out on the market.What I can say is Eidos Montreal has always developed Deus Ex, and the issue is we do not have limi...

It has been just over two months since LinkedIn aounced native video support on its platform. According to its CEO Jeff Weiner, LinkedIn is already considering developing original content. “We’re certainly open to the idea of original content and a...

Back in August, LinkedIn launched native support for videos. LinkedIn users can now upload videos through LinkedIn mobile apps and the videos can run up to 10 minutes long. Following the positive response from consumers for video content, LinkedIn is now introducing native video ads. They are now testing video for Sponsored Content with a limited number of advertisers in a closed beta.Unlike video...

Sales Navigator is an unique solution from LinkedIn that helps sellers to target the right buyers, understand key insights, and engage with personalized outreach. Sales Navigator has potential to become the top revenue generation service for LinkedIn. Today, LinkedIn aounced a major update for Sales Navigator with several brand new features.First of all, LinkedIn is plaing tointegrate Sales N...

LinkedIn started rolling its video sharing platform back in August. The company is today launching a new feature for its video platform, which will allow users to display location-based filters to their videos as badges. The feature is a lot like Snapchat’s filters which lets users add different badges depending on their current location.For LinkedIn, the feature is slightly different. Instead of ...

Microsoft Flow has continued to see huge adoption from business users. Along with PowerApps, it has over 1 million monthly active users around the world. It is a huge number for a brand new service in the enterprise space. At Ignite, Microsoft aounced several new updates and new coectors for Flow. Using the new LinkedIn coector on Flow, you can post an article at a pre-defined schedule or fr...

Microsoft today aounced the first major integration of LinkedIn inside Office apps. Millions of users using Microsoft apps and services can now view LinkedIn profiles without navigating to LinkedIn.com. With the new Profile Card in Microsoft Office 365, users can have a quick and easy way to find more information about the people they work with without having to leave their app.To have this expe...

It’s no revelation that current Microsoft CEO was againstthe Nokia Mobile acquisition in 2013, but in his new autobiography, Nadella revealed his thoughts at the time, which I suspected also guided his subsequent actions when he replaced Steve Ballmer in 2014.In his book, Hit Refresh, he comments:“The Nokia deal [was a] painful example of this loss [in mobile]. We were desperate to catch up after...

LinkedIn today aounced the launch of LinkedInAudience Network which will allow marketers to expand the reach ofSponsored Content campaigns toeven more professionals outside of LinkedIn. The LinkedIn Audience Network is a native advertising network that lets you reach even more professionals with your ads by placing your Sponsored Content on high-quality, third-party publishers across mobile...

LinkedIn today aounced a new feature called Active Status on LinkedIn Messaging that will allow users see when their coectionsare online and available to chat with a green dot appearing next to their profile photo. If you are familiar with Facebook, you must be very well aware of this feature. To respect the privacy of its users, LinkedInalso allows users to adjust their settingsto manage who has visibility into their availability. The next time you look at someone you know, you’ll see a green status dot next to their profile photo. This green dot means they’re currently online and it ...

Microsoft’s social media platform LinkedIn is getting video creation compatibility on its mobile app, and apparently the feature is being rolled out for “frequent contributors” over the next few months. The app has always allowed users to attach videos saved in their photo apps, but this new feature will allow users to create videos within the app itself. “Some stories are better shown than told. Video allows you to evoke emotion, transport viewers, teach something or share some incredible piece of insight when words and images alone aren’t enough,” LinkedIn wrote in the aouncement email. “...

Microsoft suffered a major legal setback yesterday as a U.S. District Judge Edward Chen ordered LinkedIn to remove within 24 hours any technology that prevents HiQ from accessing public LinkedIn profiles. HiQ Labs was using LinkedIn’s public profile data to build a technology that predicts employee...