Of course, LinkedIn itself once had the idea that its data could be valuable to email users and help enhance productivity. LinkedIn becoming a part of Office would massively increase its data’s visibility. Microsoft says there are more than 1.2 billion Office users today. LinkedIn has a sizable network of over 433 million users, but Office’s footprint is much bigger. And on the flip side, these integrations would make that data more easily accessible to anyone who wanted to know more about a professional’s background or experience. The company says that today, there’s not a single source for data on individual professionals - it’s scattered around and often out-of-date.īy integrating professional profile data into Office 365, email and other communication apps, users would be more inclined to keep that information up-to-date as it would be more visible to friends, colleagues and others. In its presentation, Microsoft explained how it could use LinkedIn’s data in familiar programs, like Outlook, Skype, or Office applications like Word, Excel and PowerPoint, for example. But one of the more straightforward integration opportunities between the two companies is LinkedIn’s integration with Microsoft Office. There are a number of ways that Microsoft plans to take advantage of its $26.2 billion LinkedIn acquisition, ranging from data-gathering to getting a foothold in social to plans for re-imagining the recruitment and talent management businesses and more.

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