{"id":11809,"date":"2020-05-13T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2553079"},"modified":"2020-05-13T20:05:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T20:05:00","slug":"linkedin-doubles-down-on-virtual-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/05\/13\/linkedin-doubles-down-on-virtual-events\/","title":{"rendered":"LinkedIn doubles down on virtual events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"speakable-summary\"><a class=\"crunchbase-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchbase.com\/organization\/linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"organization\" data-entity=\"linkedin\">LinkedIn&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;adds new features to support virtual events, Elon Musk escalates his battle with Alameda County and Banjo&rsquo;s CEO resigns after some disturbing revelations.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s your Daily Crunch for May 12, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/12\/linkedin-ads-polls-and-live-video-based-events-in-a-focus-on-more-virtual-engagement\/\">LinkedIn adds polls and live video-based events in a focus on more virtual engagement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"crunchbase-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchbase.com\/organization\/microsoft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"organization\" data-entity=\"microsoft\">Microsoft&nbsp;<\/a>-owned LinkedIn announced a couple of big new feature updates that point to how it&rsquo;s trying to play a part in virtual workplaces: It&rsquo;s launching a Polls feature for users to canvas opinions and get feedback, as well as a tool called&nbsp;<a class=\"crunchbase-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchbase.com\/organization\/linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"organization\" data-entity=\"linkedin\">LinkedIn&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;Virtual Events that lets people create and broadcast video events via its platform.<\/p>\n<p>The Virtual Events products is a merger of two existing tools &mdash; LinkedIn Live and LinkedIn Events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/11\/elon-musk-restarts-tesla-factory-in-defiance-of-county-orders\/\">Elon Musk restarts Tesla factory in defiance of county orders<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"crunchbase-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchbase.com\/organization\/tesla-motors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"organization\" data-entity=\"tesla-motors\">Tesla&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;CEO Elon Musk said Monday that the company&rsquo;s factory in Fremont, California is open and has restarted production despite a stay-at-home order issued by Alameda County. Musk said in a tweet Monday afternoon that he will &ldquo;be on the line,&rdquo; a reference to the assembly line at the factory where Tesla makes the Model X, Model S, Model 3 and Model Y. He added &ldquo;if anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/11\/banjos-ceo-resigns-cto\/\">Banjo&rsquo;s CEO resigns after report details KKK ties in his past<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onezero.medium.com\/ceo-of-surveillance-firm-banjo-once-helped-kkk-leader-shoot-up-synagogue-fdba4ad32829\">investigative reporting<\/a>&nbsp;at OneZero revealed his undisclosed involvement in a shooting at a synagogue with KKK members at age 17, the CEO of surveillance startup Banjo will leave the company he founded. In a short blog post, the company announced a &ldquo;change in leadership&rdquo; and the resignation of its founder and CEO Damien Patton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/11\/4-edtech-ceos-peer-into-the-industrys-future\/\">4 edtech CEOs peer into the industry&rsquo;s future<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As millions adopt remote learning overnight, edtech&rsquo;s reputation is changing &mdash; and investors are scrambling accordingly. We asked four entrepreneurs who have been working in this space to share what they think the next billion-dollar business will look like. (Extra Crunch membership required.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/11\/instagram-lite-shuts-down-in-advance-of-a-relaunch\/\">Instagram Lite shuts down in advance of a relaunch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"crunchbase-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchbase.com\/organization\/instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"organization\" data-entity=\"instagram\">Instagram&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;&mdash; which has always characterized the app as a &ldquo;test&rdquo; &mdash; is planning to take what it has learned over these past years to develop a new version of Instagram Lite. It&rsquo;s unclear how far out that launch may be, but the new version is currently being built.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/11\/former-tesla-president-and-lyft-coo-jon-mcneill-on-what-both-companies-have-gotten-right-and-wrong\/\">Former Tesla president and Lyft COO Jon McNeill on what both companies have gotten right and wrong<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"crunchbase-link\" href=\"https:\/\/crunchbase.com\/person\/jon-mcneill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-type=\"person\" data-entity=\"jon-mcneill\">Jon McNeill&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;spent two-and-a-half years as Tesla&rsquo;s president, heading up global sales, marketing, delivery and government relations before heading to Lyft in early 2018. We talked to him about his experience at both companies and how he&rsquo;s applying those learnings to his new startup studio. (Extra Crunch membership required.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>7.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2020\/05\/12\/dispatchtrack-a-last-mile-logistics-platform-raises-144m-in-its-first-ever-funding\/\">DispatchTrack, a last-mile logistics platform, raises $144M in its first-ever funding<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DispatchTrack, which provides a platform for last-mile deliveries, has closed its first-ever funding. As a bootstrapped startup, it&rsquo;s already grown to support more than 60 million deliveries per year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tags\">\n<div><strong>See Campaign: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crunchbase.com\/organization\/linkedin\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/crunchbase.com\/organization\/linkedin<\/a><br \/><b>Contact Information:<\/b><br \/>Anthony Ha<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b><br \/><a href=\"\"><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/news-category\/wire\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Wire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/global-regions\/united-states\/\" rel=\"category tag\">United States<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/category\/language\/english\/\" rel=\"category tag\">English<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"image\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"cwdfimg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Contact Information:<\/h3>\n<p>Anthony Ha<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LinkedIn&nbsp;&nbsp;adds new features to support virtual events, Elon Musk escalates his battle with Alameda County and Banjo&rsquo;s CEO resigns after some disturbing revelations. Here&rsquo;s your Daily Crunch for May 12, 2020. 1.&nbsp;LinkedIn adds polls and live video-based events in a focus on more virtual engagement Microsoft&nbsp;-owned LinkedIn announced a couple of big new feature updates &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/2020\/05\/13\/linkedin-doubles-down-on-virtual-events\/\">Continue reading <span>LinkedIn doubles down on virtual events<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/05\/13\/linkedin-doubles-down-on-virtual-events\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,22,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english","category-united-states","category-wire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>LinkedIn doubles down on virtual events - Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/05\/13\/linkedin-doubles-down-on-virtual-events\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"LinkedIn doubles down on virtual events - Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LinkedIn&nbsp;&nbsp;adds new features to support virtual events, Elon Musk escalates his battle with Alameda County and Banjo&rsquo;s CEO resigns after some disturbing revelations. 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