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The System is Broken: HR Technology and Trump
Posted on October 15, 2025 Leave a Comment
In the corridors of power, the companies that quietly manage paychecks, benefits, applicant tracking, and workforce data have randomly become some of the best-connected soft power peddlers in the Trump era, stepping into shoes previously occupied by private sector doyens Elon Musk, Maria Bartolomeo and the My Pillow Guy. These enterprise technology executives are closely […]
HiQ Lawsuit: When LinkedIn Loses, Everybody Wins.
Posted on August 16, 2017 2 Comments
Throughout its history, LinkedIn has slowly, albeit deliberately, evolved from what used to be a fairly innocuous social network into one of the internet’s most extensive sources of personal data. Some of this, of course, is inevitable, given LinkedIn’s longevity on the market – it’s been collecting personally identifiable data (er, “professional information”) for well […]
Money Trees: Facebook, LinkedIn and The Future of Recruiting.
Posted on November 8, 2016 6 Comments
Facebook has reportedly thrown the opening salvo in its long anticipated move into the recruiting and hiring vertical, with TechCrunch reporting yesterday that the ubiquitous social network has confirmed it is beginning to roll out a “Jobs” tab, which allows employers to post (and, of course, promote) job openings directly to company’s followers and fans […]
Why Microsoft Bought LinkedIn.
Posted on July 19, 2016 9 Comments
While I’m generally pretty good at reading the M&A market in the HR Technology space, I admit that the announcement that venerable tech titan Microsoft was acquiring LinkedIn took me, like many in the industry, by complete surprise. It is not an obvious fit, by any means, other than the fact that both are basically […]
Snark Attack 