Microsoft agrees to purchase a new social media company

Yammer has been helping businesses manage their social media for a while, but now it may be Microsoft getting in more on this side. Microsoft is reported to have purchased Yammer for $1.2 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg. Professionals looking to get involved with a career in social media should look to computing training for social media networks and other aspects that could be helpful for companies such as Yammer.

"Microsoft could add Yammer’s corporate social networking tools to its Office and SharePoint software products for businesses," according to Bloomberg. "Large information-technology companies are snapping up nimbler startups, sometimes before they reach an initial public offering, spending $17.4 billion on enterprise software acquisitions in 2011, compared with $715.5 million in 2009."

The news source said Yammer is used by companies such as Ford and eBay to help the businesses use social media websites.

One company said things like IT training can help people stay current and move on to the next level of their career. Social media is one current form of media that everyone should be well-versed in.

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