So Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn. Makes a lot of sense for Microsoft and also for the LinkedIn shareholders, but maybe less sense for the LinkedIn front-office staff.  Losing your independence [...]

Many people from software companies join LinkedIn with big business development dreams, and rightfully so. It’s been proven by multiple research studies to be the best social platform for [...]

Chief Executive Officers (CEO) were some of the last to jump on the social media train. With all the noise, it is not surprising that the top executive(s) would avoid any and all platforms that [...]

From time to time Stephan Koß provides an analysis of the social media landscape in Germany and especially takes a closer look at how the local business network XING is faring when compared to [...]

Why is LinkedIn not a popular social media networking tool for the business community in Germany? There are many different social networks with their own specialities: Facebook is the most well [...]

A recent study in Germany concluded that there is there is a significant relationship between global growth in the German software industry and the nature of the personal network of the owners [...]

Two Stanford graduates are shaking up the app world with a fresh, new way to consume news on mobile.

Facebook has been in the news recently because of its filing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  At last we have the opportunity to see their [...]