Comments on: News Corp May Be Looking To Buy LinkedIn

By: Zach Beauvais Online » Blog Archive » Hulu, News Corp, and the Web (2.0?)

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:42:21 +0000

[...] What is Web 2.0? Hulu doesn’t know, and it makes me think that News Corp hasn’t really got its head round it at all. I shudder to think what’s going to happen with LinkedIn. [...]

By: Lee Rodrigues

Lee Rodrigues — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:19:30 +0000

Will Fox News Corp Buy LinkedIn?…

I’ve heard rumors that News Corp will buy LinkedIn. This would put MySpace and LinkedIn under the same roof. What does this mean for social networking?This means that to dismiss social networking as a fad for teenagers means you don’t u…

By: AnonTroll

AnonTroll — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:29:17 +0000

This whole mess with Facebook Beacon is going to make LinkedIn look a whole lot better, especially since it is managed by adults, not arrogant clueless 24-year old punk.

By: Web 2.0 Explorer mobile edition

Web 2.0 Explorer mobile edition — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:04:28 +0000

[...] What is Web 2.0? Hulu doesn’t know, and it makes me think that News Corp hasn’t really got its head round it at all. I shudder to think what’s going to happen with LinkedIn. [...]

By: Tech Insider

Tech Insider — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:38:29 +0000

I have heard from a high ranking News Corp insider that the next News Corp purchase my be UrTone. They say it’s going to be bigger that Jamba, it is a wireless platform with custom ring tone technology never seen before and a patent app that ‘if granted’ will cause Apple’s iTunes ring tone offering a BIG problem, it will also offer the social networking to mobile phone technology, ads to mobile and already has deals with Warner Music and Universal. It’s next to be snapped up before it is well known and the price is hiked.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:47:44 +0000

Duncan, LinkedIn now has 16 million members…

http://uk.techcrunch.com/2007/.....-linkedin/

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:35:38 +0000

Dear TechCrunch writers -

Thank you for the valuable and insightful work that you do. Now can you all please get together and understand that pluralizing words does not involve adding an apostrophe before the ’s’. Example from this article: it’s “commenters”, not “commenter’s”. I see this mistake made over and over on TC. Don’t let your vast and highly educated readership turn into spelling retards. Thanks.

By: Jarod

Jarod — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 17:02:32 +0000

I wonder what this does to the valuation of some of the smaller, private professional network sites. Frankly there’s not a lot of competition in this space. Plaxo is slowly turning the corner. I also like http://www.lyro.com too.

By: Evan

Evan — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:56:45 +0000

LinkedIn has been great for networking in the internet marketing world. I get contacted all the time through it. I wish I used it more to do business development. Like anything its time consuming…great if they did buy it, they could take it to the next level..

By: Your Mom

Your Mom — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:56:44 +0000

Linkedin is nothing more then a feasting ground for recruiters. The problem with the site is that its starting to canobolize (sp) itself. Initially it was great for keeping in contact with folks but now the recruiters on the site are digging and digging and keep calling my contacts and myself with garbage opportunities. I am not sure if they can make enough money with ad space either. Personally, I am over this whole social networking stuff. Its too hard to maintain and I have my good contacts on my cell. I know, I know, I’m a grump.

By: Moe Glitz

Moe Glitz — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:33:34 +0000

Rupert Murdoch is the sharpest Old Media Pioneer around - and his moves so far inside New Media have also been very successful.

Linkedin could be the first Web 2.0 Company that uses a business model that does not entirely rely on Web Advertising. ( Although Blue Chip Brands would be very keen on placing Ads amongst affluent professionals.)

Successful Niche Social Networks will always have a high value, especially as folks that use these sites will always use their real online profile.
There are so many ‘Fake Profiles’ on sites like MySpace, Bebo and even Facebook, which is becoming a Web Advertisers nightmare.
What do you sell to the following Profiles like ‘GOD’, ‘JFK’, ‘MALCOLM X’, etc.

Over the long term I guarantee that a site like Linkedin will earn more annual revenues then sites like MySpace and Facebook - because they will deal in real people.

No matter what Companies Rupert Murdoch runs in both the Old and New Media World’s, he always uses the same mantra, ‘Content is King’.

Rock on Rupert!

By: 42mb.com

42mb.com — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:32:37 +0000

Linkedin is better for getting reunited with friends rather beneficial for anything else that I observed.

By: Sharat Jaswal

Sharat Jaswal — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:14:38 +0000

Facebook is better anyways.
Even if facebook is for friends and LinkedIn being for professionals, I still will prefer facebook.

By: Avinash

Avinash — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:19:05 +0000

It would be a wise move by news corp.

By: ctcp erwin

ctcp erwin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:31:53 +0000

XING is better anyway.

By: John McCrea

John McCrea — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:40:46 +0000

Interesting. I have no idea if the rumor is true, but, in general, it does make sense for big players to be looking at the companies with leadership positions in the who-you-know space. Facebook is now too expensive for almost anyone to acquire. And both LinkedIn and Plaxo are quite interesting. More of my analyis here: http://therealmccrea.wordpress.....5-billion/

By: Rodrigo

Rodrigo — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:30:25 +0000

Why Rupert “antichrist” murdoch is trying to byu linkedin? Just to know everything about our lives?

By: Aidan Henry

Aidan Henry — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:13:32 +0000

I’m not convinced I see a fit here. CBS is a media conglomerate and LinkedIn is a business social network. Sure, there may be some overlap, but what’s the long-term strategy? In addition, I’m guessing that LinkedIn will be looking for a RIDICULOUS amount of money, especially with the recent Microsoft funding of Facebook at a $15 billion valuation…

Cheers,
Aidan Henry
http://www.MappingTheWeb.com

By: joey

joey — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:51:43 +0000

I’m with the others who would leave if Murdoch’s company acquires LinkedIn.

It was an easier decision to leave MySpace when they took over, it will be a bummer to leave a site like LinkedIn with the professional contacts I get for my business. But I can’t in good conscience stay with a site that is owned by a corporation I completely loathe.

By: stone

stone — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:50:36 +0000

My guess is they pay between $600M - $1B for LinkedIn.

By: Western PA human society

Western PA human society — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:13:11 +0000

Rupert seems to recognize value when he sees it. Does anyone blame him for buying myspace for $500m+ now that Facebook has a $15bn valuation?

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What causes global warming — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:10:19 +0000

Way to go, Rupert.

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Wholesale Jewelry Fundraising — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:09:12 +0000

At least the Linked In audience is worth something. Great match with the WSJ acquisition.

By: What is Karma?

What is Karma? — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:07:01 +0000

One Linked In user must be worth about 1000 myspace users.

By: Daniel Gibbons

Daniel Gibbons — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:29:04 +0000

I can’t stand Murdoch’s politics either, but try and name any big media conglomerate that is run by a big cuddly bear. I don’t see Murdoch going through each profile looking for subversive left-wing sentiments and then reaching for the bat phone to call the CIA.

Yahoo! is one of those companies that has a fairly liberal aura, but that didn’t stop them from facilitating human rights abuses in China.