Elon Musk continues to revamp Twitter to his liking and announce new features for the social network, renamed “X.com” a few weeks ago. We learn today that the businessman would like to make it a competitor of LinkedIn… Microsoft’s professional social network.
Will we soon be able to use X.com (ex-Twitter) to find a job? If we stick to recent statements by Elon Musk, the answer could well be yes. In a post shared on August 27, the person concerned hinted that a project was indeed underway to make X.com a valid competitor to LinkedIn. With the added bonus of a whole ambition muskie : make it an alternative more “ cool to Microsoft’s application, often mocked for the sometimes caricatural content of its “inspiring” posts.
When Elon Musk wants to torpedo LinkedIn with X.com
” People sometimes send me LinkedIn links, but the level of cringe is so high that I can’t bring myself to use them, so I request that the resume or bio be emailed to me “Explained Elon Musk in response to a user who was openly critical of LinkedIn. ” We’ll make sure LinkedIn’s X.com competitor is cool “, he continued.
To go in this direction, and as reported EngadgetX.com has already started collecting information about its users’ jobs and education levels, as well as biometric data.
Asked about this by Bloomberg, X.com was nevertheless content with a terse press release. ” Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security and identification purposes “, had indicated the group. In this case, it would be X.com’s main weapon against the fake accounts that have been swarming for years on the service and compromising its viability, including with advertisers.
A project whose foundations are gradually being put in place
We finally learn that a @TwitterHiring account was created a few months ago, and that certain verified organizations, including Workweek, have already been authorized to publish job offers in the form of drop-down cards integrated directly under their biography. The possibility of publishing these job offers at the top of the profile has also been added to the ” verified for organizations » of the platform… which should allow more subscriber companies to make this kind of publication.
Last but not least, X.com acquired last May the startup Laski, specialized in job matching. It was also the very first acquisition of X.com under the direction of Elon Musk. So many elements that suggest that LinkedIn could indeed have a new competitor in the medium term. It remains to be seen whether Microsoft’s network, which has 950 million members (compared to around 560 million for X.com), will really have cause for concern.
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- Compensation for accounts generating enough engagement
- Ambition of “super application”
- Many features
X, formerly known as Twitter, is a social media platform that has undergone a major transformation. It is now designed to be a “super app”, offering a range of services far beyond simple messaging.
X, formerly known as Twitter, is a social media platform that has undergone a major transformation. It is now designed to be a “super app”, offering a range of services far beyond simple messaging.
Source : Engadget
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