Jim Cramer Says Facebook Is a Threat to LinkedIn

Jim Cramer says LinkedIn could face potential threats to its job openings business, including a threat from Facebook.
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Facebook  (FB) - Get Report  is testing out a feature that would allow companies to promote job openings on their pages, in what Jim Cramer thinks could be a threat to LinkedIn  (LNKD) . But Cramer also points out that LinkedIn's merger partner, Microsoft  (MSFT) - Get Report , is armed with cash and well managed. Cramer also discussed BoardEx, a unit of TheStreet, which he says could also eventually be a threat to LinkedIn. According to Tech Crunch, Facebook is testing the feature that would also allow potential employees to apply directly to companies via their Facebook pages.