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Mark Zuckerberg talks Facebook’s 1 billion users
Check out this insightful interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over at BusinessWeek. Say what you will about Facebook, but Zuckerberg seems to have a good head on his shoulders. For such a young kid, he has an impressive knack for focusing on longterm goals and not getting bogged down in the day to day […]
Continue reading...Mark Zuckerberg admired Jobs’ focus; received free iPhone 5 from Tim Cook
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
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Last Friday, Facebook announced an incredible achievement, noting that over 1 billion people activeuly use the popular social networking site daily. Take that Google+. Touting the statistic in a press release, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explained, “Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most proud of in […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs felt an “odd kinship” with Mark Zuckerberg
Monday, July 23, 2012
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Steve Jobs held Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in high esteem, in part because he admired Zuckerberg’s vision and determination to make Facebook the best company it could be, and more importantly, because Faceboko wasn’t looking to sell out for a large payday. This, of course, stands in contrast to some startups whose ultimate goal is […]
Continue reading...Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to investors highlights difference between Facebook and Google+
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
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Last week, Facebook filed its long awaited IPO and many long-time employees are about to cash in big time. The IPO surrounding Facebook represents a watershed moment with respect to online social communities. Whereas sites like Friendster and MySpace had their time in the sun and eventually lost momentum, Facebook has continued to grow with […]
Continue reading...Mark Zuckerberg, and all of Facebook it seems, are Mac users
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Earlier today, Faceboko CEO Mark Zuckerberg uploaded a photo of his desk to Facebook. Seems like the Facebook wunderkind is a fan of the MacBook Air. And taking a look around the office, seems like Facebook HQ is quite Mac heavy. All in all, this isn’t too surprising. It was revealed during Facebook’s IPO filing […]
Continue reading...From the Jobs playbook – Zuckerberg to take just $1 in salary
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Following all of the hoopla surrounding Facebook’s IPO announcement comes this interesting nugget from Electronista: The SEC filing behind Facebook’s long-expected IPO has seen company founder Mark Zuckerberg take an Apple cue in his pay. The CEO earlier this month requested that, as of the start of 2013, his base pay be cut from as […]
Continue reading...Mark Zuckerberg talks about Steve Jobs the mentor
Monday, November 7, 2011
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Apple and Facebook have been known to butt heads at the negotiation table but that never stopped Apple co-founder Steve Jobs from dispensing some sage advice to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. In an interview set to air tonight with Charlie Rose, ZUckerberg explains the extent to which Jobs helped Facebook remain focused on its core […]
Continue reading...Move over Steve Jobs, there’s a Mark Zuckerberg action figure in town
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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After running into legal trouble with their Steve Jobs action figure, the folks at MIC Gadget are at it again, this time setting their sights on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. With the same attention to detail shown on the Jobs’ figure, the Zuckerberg model features the Facebook CEO wearing his trademark Adidas flip flops, zip-up […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs said to meet with President Obama today
Thursday, February 17, 2011
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Despite reports indicating that Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ health has taken a turn for the worse, ABC News is reporting that Jobs, along with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Eric Schmidt will meet with President Barack Obama today in San Francisco. Jobs, Schmidt and Zuckerberg will be among many business leaders in technology and […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs invites Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over for dinner to discuss Ping
Saturday, October 16, 2010
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iTunes 10 brought along with it Apple’s boldest attempt yet to create a social network for music. Dubbed “Ping”, Apple’s feature enables users to gather information and news about their favorite artists, share favorite tunes with their buddies, and ideally, discover new music in the process. Initially, Apple was hoping to deeply integrate Ping with […]
Continue reading...Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pisses on the iPhone
Monday, June 14, 2010
Apparently Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has a love/hate relationship with the iPhone. In a Facebook status update from yesterday, he laments the device’s poor battery life and inability to make a call, yet he purchased one anyhow. Strange. Especially considering that the iPhone 4 is gonna hit stores in just 10 days. What gives, Zuck? […]
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Monday, October 15, 2012
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