13Jun2016 LinkedIn acquired by Microsoft categories: LinkedIn, social media Microsoft to buy LinkedIn for $26.2B in cash, makes big move into enterprise social media Ingrid Lunden(@ingridlunden) http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-buy-linkedin-for-26b-in-cash-makes-big-move-into-enterprise-social-media/ For Microsoft, it’s bringing a key, missing piece into the company’s strategy to build out more services for enterprises, and give it a key way to compete against the likes of Salesforce. More on LinkedIn in this IMS blog: https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=linkedin