[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_fancy_title color=”#00afcc” size=”24″ font_weight=”bold” txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”18″ font_family=”none”]LinkedIn and Microsoft decided to make a go of it.
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This happened, we’ve got it covered from all angles.
The LinkedIn Perspective
LinkedIn Official Blog: Microsoft and LinkedIn: Together Changing the Way the World Works
VentureBeat: Read the Emotional Speech LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Gave Employees after the Microsoft Deal
Good Move or Bad Move?
engadget: Why Microsoft is the Best Home for LinkedIn
NYT: Why LinkedIn will Make You Hate Microsoft Word
What Bill Gates Thinks
CNET: Bill Gates Throws His Weight Behind Microsoft’s $26B Acquisition of LinkedIn
Business Insider: Bill Gates Says a Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Could be as Valuable as the Facebook News Feed
Salesforce’s Loss
WSJ: Salesforce.com Lost LinkedIn Bid to Microsoft
What it Means
The Motley Fool: Microsoft’s LinkedIn Corp Acquisition: Three Reasons to be Skeptical
CNBC.com: With LinkedIn Deal, Microsoft is Bringing in a New Era of Software
Follow-On Rumor Mill
The Economic Times (India): Microsoft-LinkedIn Deal Ignites Twitter Speculation
Market Impact
Fortune: LinkedIn’s Soar on Microsoft Acquisition Boosts Few Funds
Seeking Alpha: LinkedIn Stumble Triggers a Microsoft Opportunity
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While net neutrality is not the mainstream flavor-of-the-month issue (although John Oliver and Stephen Colbert each did his best), this week’s U.S. Court ruling affects the way we will all experience the internet for the foreseeable future.
recode: A Huge Win on Net Neutrality could Embolden the FCC to Tighten Regulations in Other Areas
“Earlier this week, a federal appeals court upheld the agency’s right to regulate both wired and wireless broadband in the same way as other telecommunications services, using Title II of the 1934 Communications act. While likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court, some see the appellate ruling as enough approval to inspire more aggressive action by the FCC.”
NPR: U.S. Court Upholds Net Neutrality Rules in Full
“[Net neutrality is] the idea that phone and cable companies should treat all of the traffic on their networks equally — no blocking or slowing their competitors, and no fast lanes for companies that can pay more.”
“The ruling was celebrated as a victory for consumers by various public interest groups and Internet companies that had supported the FCC in the lawsuit. However, the telecom industry is expected to continue battling the regulations in Congress and before the nation’s higher court…”[/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=”thin_solid”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h5″ color=”#424242″ size=”16″ font_weight=”bold” txt_transform=”none” margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none”]The Past and Future Web[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]
For those who want to skip all of the above links, here is a nerd treat: Ev Williams‘ thoughts on how the web Web has morphed over time and where it is all headed.
The Atlantic: The Forest Gump of the Internet
“Williams looks the tech-CEO part. He is tall, soft-spoken, with a constant air of chilled-out concern. His gray hoodie and black t-shirt are woven from some athleisure Star Fleet-issue textile, and he wears broad, squarish white glasses that I internally dub the Warby Mugatu. Within minutes of arriving, he has launched back into his endless theme, which he expands on across multiple meetings, on two different coasts, across three months: “The open web,” he says, “is pretty broken.” But don’t worry—he has a plan to save it, or, at least, sort of save it. And it involves text boxes.”[/vc_column_text][mk_divider style=”thin_solid”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_fancy_title color=”#00afcc” size=”24″ font_weight=”bold” font_style=”inhert” txt_transform=”uppercase” margin_bottom=”18″ font_family=”none”]What Do You Think?[/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text]Post Your Recommended Reads to the Comments Section Below![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
