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DelBene led the acquisition and integration of LinkedIn, Microsoft's biggest acquisition to date. [15] In July 2017, DelBene received expanded responsibility and was given the title of chief digital officer and EVP of corporate strategy, core services engineering and operations.
Since Microsoft's first acquisition in 1986, it has purchased an average of six companies a year. The company purchased more than ten companies a year between 2005 and 2008, and it acquired 18 firms in 2006, the most in a single year, including Onfolio, Lionhead Studios, Massive Incorporated, ProClarity, Winternals Software, and Colloquis.
LinkedIn (/ lɪŋktˈɪn /) is a business and employment-focused social media platform that works through websites and mobile apps. It was launched on May 5, 2003 by Reid Hoffman and Eric Ly. [6] Since December 2016, LinkedIn has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. [7] The platform is primarily used for professional networking and ...
In its largest acquisition to date ($1.5 billion), LinkedIn announces its acquisition of Lynda.com, an eLearning platform allowing users to learn business, technology, software, and creative skills through videos. [44] 2015: May 7: Product: LinkedIn adds an analytics tool to its publishing platform.
Acquisitions: Microsoft announces to buy Xamarin, a company that allows developers to build fully native apps across several platforms from a single shared code base. [55] 2016: June 13: Acquisitions: Microsoft announces the acquisition of LinkedIn at $26.2 billion ($60 per user). [56] [57] [58] 2016: October 26: Products
LinkedIn Learning is an American online learning platform. It provides video courses taught by industry experts in software, creative, and business skills. It is a subsidiary of LinkedIn. All the courses on LinkedIn fall into four categories: Business, Creative, Technology, and Certifications. It was founded in 1995 by Lynda Weinman as Lynda ...
Today, LinkedIn reported that its revenue rose 47% compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, to $447 million. Net income fell from $11.5 million to $3.8 million as its costs rose from $277 million ...
Jeff Weiner. Jeffrey Weiner (born February 21, 1970, in New York City, New York) is an American businessman. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of LinkedIn, a business-related social networking website. He started with LinkedIn on December 15, 2008, [1] as Interim President. [2] Weiner played an instrumental role in LinkedIn's acquisition ...