Robin O'Connell
Head of Content Solutions, APAC, LinkedIn
All companies LinkedIn
StatusAcquired by Microsoft in 2016.
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Why AI Can't Replace Marketing Strategy — with LinkedIn's Robin O'ConnellAbout LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a global professional networking and careers platform, established in December 2002 by Reid Hoffman and Eric Ly and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Microsoft bought the company in a deal announced at US$26.2 billion, completed in December 2016, and continues to run it as a subsidiary.
- Sector
- Professional networking platform
- Founded
- 2002
- Headquarters
- Sunnyvale, US
- Status
- Subsidiary of Microsoft (since December 2016)
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