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A revamped Microsoft Delve looks like a corporate mashup of Facebook and LinkedIn

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<p>A few months ago, we thought of Microsoft’s new Office 365 app, Delve (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2897009/microsoft-rolls-out-delve-to-office-365-previews-powerbi-and-skype-for-business.html), as a tool to curate all your necessary business documents in one place. With Tuesday’s update, it’s looking more like a corporate-sponsored mashup of Facebook and LinkedIn—with likely the same self-editing effect that friending your parents on Facebook would inspire.</p><p>On Tuesday, Microsoft added a new profile page for you to publicly declare your contact information, projects, whom you report to and who reports to you, your interests—and yes, even a personal blog. Delve is the first Office 365 app to receive what Microsoft calls an “authoring canvas,” a Sway-like tool (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2843822/hands-on-with-microsoft-sway-the-un-word-for-shareable-rich-connected-content.html) that allows you to embed documents, videos, and images in a section designed to allow you to express yourself.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2909621/a-revamped-microsoft-delve-looks-like-a-corporate-mashup-of-facebook-and-linkedin.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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