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President Barack Obama discussed the economy, technology, innovation and more during a packed town hall Wednesday at Facebook headquarters. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg 's first question to Obama focused on the economy and how the U.S. will turn things around while bringing down the deficit. He discussed rolling back tax cuts for the wealthiest individuals and cutting the budget to reduce the deficit.
One year ago today the Facebook Like button sprang into existence. Introduced at the f8 conference, the Like button is now one of Facebook’s most popular features. A cultural icon that has an instantly recognizable look and feel. Inside Facebook reports that in that time the Like button has been added to most of the worlds most popular sites including the top sports, news and entertainment sites on the net.
Facebook Celebrates Like Button’s 1st Birthday - TNW Facebook
Origines de Facebook : Zuckerberg gagne contre les jumeaux - High-Tech
Le film "The Social Network" a porté plus largement à la connaissance du public ces différends sur les origines de Facebook , entre Mark Zuckerberg et différents anciens acolytes. Dernier épisode de l'un de ces conflits : la justice américaine a tranché lundi en appel en faveur de Facebook, en validant une nouvelle fois un accord conclu par ces anciens camarades d'université du patron du site Mark Zuckerberg, qui estimaient avoir été lésés. Visiblement agacés par la manière dont les jumeaux ont pris l'affaire, les trois juges de cour d'appel en Californie ont eu cette remarque cinglante : " les (frères Cameron et Tyler) Winklevoss ne sont pas les premiers plaignants confrontés à un concurrent qui a mieux réussi qu'eux à essayer ensuite d'obtenir en justice (le succès) qu'ils n'ont pas obtenu sur le marché ". Mais " il vient un moment où il faut mettre fin à un litige ". " Ce moment est venu ", ont ajouté les juges.
Paul Ceglia vs. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg: Here's the complaint and it's a good read
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg won a legal victory over Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who were appealing to increase a $65 million settlement, and now there's another lawsuit on the horizon. Paul Ceglia now claims he deserves 50 percent of Facebook because he fronted Zuckerberg $1,000 to launch the site while at Harvard. When Facebook does file for an initial public offering one of the risk factors will read like this: Everyone that has bought Mark Zuckerberg a cup of coffee at Harvard is now suing for a stake in the company . Ceglia filed an amended complaint (PDF) in a federal court in Buffalo making his case vs. Zuckerberg.
Le gag ne fait pas rire Facebook. Une erreur de débutant en informatique a brisé un des secrets les mieux gardés du web : le réseau aux 150 millions d'utilisateurs ne vaudrait que 3,7 milliards de dollars. En 2007, il affirmait en valoir quatre fois plus.
La bourde qui révèle les secrets de Facebook
La chaîne de télévision américaine MTV diffusera demain un documentaire sur Facebook, intitulé « Diary of Facebook ». La bande annonce est déjà disponible, et donne à voir ce à quoi ressemblera le reportage. L’idée est de suivre des salariés du célèbre réseau social, sous un angle très différent de ce qu’on a pu voir avec le film The Social Network notamment. Pour la première fois, une équipe de télévision a pu filmer un « hackaton » : cet événement, qui se produit de temps en temps, permet aux développeurs de concevoir et réaliser de nouveaux projets, pendant tout une nuit.
Diary of Facebook [video] FB office...
Last night, MTV aired its behind-the-scenes look at Facebook, the world’s most popular social network – including interviews with Mark Zuckerberg, engineers, developers, and its consumer facing staff. Forget “The Social Network”, this is the real deal – real staff, real offices, real people. MTV has put the videos live on its website, so we can bring you “The Diary Of Facebook”, in full: The Faces Behind Facebook
+ Behind The Scenes At Facebook [Video] - TNW Facebook
Facebook Opens New Office In Amsterdam
Facebook opened yet another office, this time in Amsterdam. The new office will put the company closer to companies in the Benelux, the economic union in Western Europe comprised of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, in an attempt to gain more advertisers, according to the Dutch Daily News . It is believed that the Dutch will start seeing more advertisements, local listings, and promotions on Facebook in the future as a result of the company’s new Dutch presence. Like the article stated: The Benelux division of Facebook will approach local businesses in various ways to advertise on Facebook. The market is big.
World’s Billionaires 2011: Facebook has six
Forbes has released the 25th edition of its rich-beyond-belief list. The World's Billionaires 2011 broke two records: total number of members (1,210) and combined wealth ($4.5 trillion). Facebook helped.
PayPal Founder: Facebook Could Become the Most Valuable Company in the World
Max Levchin — Google VP of engineering and founder of PayPal and Slide — argues that Facebook will become a serious contender to become one of the more valuable companies in the world if it can “successfully replace core messaging.” At the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, Levchin and Benchmark Capital’s Bill Gurley answered questions about “game-changing technology.” During their fireside chat, the moderator raised the question of Facebook’s unprecedented growth and its impact. “Facebook has all but successfully monopolized White Pages,” Levchin said, explaining that when you want to find and connect with someone, you go to Facebook. Unlike the White Pages though, Facebook also has information on a person’s interests, likes and social graph.
Facebook's astronomic rise, staggeringly large user-base, and world's youngest self-made billionaire CEO make it one of the most fascinating companies around today. While everyone knows the basics about the service's Harvard dorm room origins, we've delved a little deeper to find out more interesting snippets of info. Here are 10 facts you might not know about Facebook, so read on and let us know your favorites in the comments box below. 1.
10 Fascinating Facebook Facts
Facebook Will Celebrate 500 Million Users Next Week
Facebook will finally reach the impressive 500 million user milestone sometime this coming week. To celebrate, it'll launch "Facebook Stories," a visual memorial to all the ways the social network has changed people's lives. All Things Digital's BoomTown blog uncovered the details in an interview with Facebook marketing guru Randi Zuckerberg last week. She said that while previous announcements of this nature have been about the numbers, this time the company wants it to be all about the users. That'd be empty PR-speak on its own, but she's talking about a real initiative: Facebook Stories will be a website within Facebook that'll sort actual, submitted user stories by location and theme.EVERY Monday a bit before 10 a.m., Sheryl Sandberg, ’s chief operating officer, dashes off a quick e-mail to her boss, . “We have a routine,” Ms. Sandberg says.