{"id":59390,"date":"2017-05-01T16:09:50","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T20:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=59390"},"modified":"2017-05-01T16:09:50","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T20:09:50","slug":"mainly-meant-for-students-linkedin-reaches-a-half-billion-users-gallagher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2017\/05\/01\/mainly-meant-for-students-linkedin-reaches-a-half-billion-users-gallagher\/","title":{"rendered":"Mainly meant for students: &#8220;Linkedin reaches a half billion users&#8221; [Gallagher]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/linkedin-reaches-a-half-billion-users-2017-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Linkedin reaches a half billion users<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from businessinsider.com by Kevin Gallagher<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">LinkedIn announced that it now has over 500 million registered users in 200 countries, an increase from the 467 million reported in the company\u2019s last earnings release as standalone company in October.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Microsoft\u2019s $26 billion acquisition of the professional social network was completed in December, and similar announcements highlighting tighter integration between Microsoft and LinkedIn could be imminent.\u00a0The member milestone is important, but somewhat lackluster as it implies relatively flat member growth since Q3 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static3.businessinsider.com\/image\/58ff512d7522ca1b008b6018-700\/linkedin%20members.png\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"> For you students out there, you need to have a presence\/account out on LinkedIn.com. Why? Because:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">It&#8217;s got 500 million users<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">You can join groups and build communities of practice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">It&#8217;s owned by Microsoft &#8212; and with the increasing usage of artificial intelligence, algorithms, and software-based screening, look for Microsoft to offer more services in this regard. New forms of badging, credentialing, and blockchain-based applications could arise in the future&#8230;and having your account on LinkedIn might help in this regard.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">You need to be online and to be able to be discovered<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800000;\">It provides you with yet another stream of content for you to learn from<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linkedin reaches a half billion users &#8212; from businessinsider.com by Kevin Gallagher Excerpt: LinkedIn announced that it now has over 500 million registered users in 200 countries, an increase from the 467 million reported in the company\u2019s last earnings release as standalone company in October. 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