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Looking for new jobs without alerting your current employer can be tricky, so LinkedIn has now made it easier for Australian members on the job hunt.

LinkedIn is hoping to make it easier for businesses and professionals to boost their professional skills, with the launch of LinkedIn Learning.

LinkedIn has revealed its top influencers in Australia, showcasing the strength of personal brands and how they can grow your business.

8 million Australian professionals are now on LinkedIn, whose membership numbers across the APAC region have just swelled to more than 100 million.

New stats from LinkedIn's Talent Trends survey show membership's been growing strong in the Asia Pacific region, reaching 100 million professionals.

The platform connects youth, educators, service providers and businesses together to support students through education, training and employment.

LinkedIn has had itself a busy month. In June, the social networking site for the professional world announced it had been acquired by Microsoft

"Over the next four months I will work with the team to provide a smooth hand over to a new leader."

A third of Aussie organisations have suffered a security breach in the past 12 months, with a lack of interest from CEOs named the biggest challenge.

Some are a bit skeptical, but I believe Microsoft has swung for the fences by buying LinkedIn.

"The $26.2bn price tag suggests that LinkedIn had other major suitors, but Microsoft clearly felt it was a price worth paying."

Your data is for sale. It's something we've all known for a while now but $26.2 billion later the conversation has been reignited.

So you saw the announcement: Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for over $26bn. Our team were contemplating the meaning of the deal.

Microsoft's acquisition of LinkedIn will have far-reaching implications to Microsoft's own business, competitors, partners and customers.

Microsoft’s offer to acquire LinkedIn for $26bn highlights the continued importance & challenges of communication platforms in the digital age.

Microsoft's recent purchase of LinkedIn shows that in a world of smart of machines, content is king and the new code base.

Microsoft's colossal purchase of LinkedIn for $26.2 billion has been the talk of the tech world this morning, so what are the experts saying?

Microsoft will acquire business social networking website LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction totalling $26.2 billion.

"Worryingly, this trove of information is not thought to have been obtained from a recent data breach."

LinkedIn has opened its SG$80 million Singapore data center - its first outside of the United States, aiming to bolster speeds for APAC members.

In the message, the website’s source has been modified so if the recipient uses this web page to sign in to their LinkedIn account, their credentials will be sent directly to the attacker.

Facebook remains the most popular social media platform, while other contenders have enjoyed an increase in usership.

Facebook at Work will be entirely separate from personal accounts, with no information from a user's social profile appearing on his or her professional page, and vice versa.

"There is just so much going on in social media now that having a tool that can harness all of a company’s online activity, pulling it all into one website, is very valuable."