Rupert Murdoch, in the gluttonous spirit of Thanksgiving, is looking to acquire Linkedin. The business-focused networking site would match well with The Wall Street Journal and offer an online venue for classifieds ads. And it'd be a way for News Corp. to court those in the businessman demographic who aren't too keen on MySpace. Linkedin chairman Reid Hoffman responded to TechCrunch to say he's "entertained" by the rumors, but won't comment on their validity.

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