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Buy Any Company In Under 5 Seconds, Courtesy Of LinkedIn

A not so well thought-out feature – or defect – allows any LinkedIn user to indicate the company they work for has acquired, merged with or become a division of another company without any third-party verification whatsoever. Full Article at TechCrunch

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