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Russia has banned the use of the professional social network LinkedIn.

Telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor included the name LinkedIn in the list of violators of the rules for the protection of personal data of Russian citizens and ordered Internet service providers in the country to block access to the network.

Yoghurt empire founder Hamdi Ulukaya rallied the corporate world to aid refugees on Jan. 19, as the world's rich and powerful gathered in the exclusive Swiss ski resort of Davos to discuss how to resolve some of the world's greatest challenges.

How can high-premium news providers battle for ad revenue when they’re now facing social media behemoths like Google, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn?

As the old adage goes, “strength lies in number”, and that’s exactly what the Guardian, CNN International, Financial Times, Reuters and The Economist will do, band together to form an “ad alliance”.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz sent his very pointed message to the leftist Greek government through a report on Linkedin.

As Schulz explains: "It's not about making headlines, but doing something useful and acti in citizens' best interest."

One of the peculiar things about the Internet and the technology ecosystem is the fact that the numbers and the percentages of the rest of the world always converges to the numbers of U.S. at some point. Maybe it is because the shifts in the technology, media and the Internet industries that happen in the U.S. are so strong that they create the exact same waves at other countries.

The mobile app for ride sharing and car hiring Uber is preparing to enter Bulgarian market, reports Dnevnik.bg. 

According to listings in the business social network LinkedIn and the company website, it is looking to hire a software engineer, general manager and a logistics and operations manager. Uber, however, has not replied to the official query of Dnevnik.bg on the matter. 

There has not been a better time to own a successful startup. The industry giants are literally racing each other in search of hot new prospects so they can inject them with lots of cash. Not a day passes by where we don’t hear about a major M&A in the ICT world.