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Founded in February 2004, Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. The company develops technologies that facilitate the sharing of information through the social graph, the digital mapping of people's real-world social connections. Anyone can sign up for Facebook and interact with the people they know in a trusted environment.
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Mark ZuckerbergNumber of Employees 600
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Facebook Holders Tighten Grip
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Fight Club uses Facebook Connect to celebrate 10th anniversary
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Bing Buddies Up With Wolfram Alpha
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Staples Black Friday 2009 Deals Announced via Twitter, Facebook
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Lawsuit Accuses Facebook of Conspiring to Break Video Privacy Law
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First Look: Zune, Twitter, Facebook And Last.fm On Xbox
PaidContent
- 2009-11-18
Four months after announcing the features, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) added social networking and music radio functionality to its Xbox 360 console on Tuesday, along with the first European foray for its Zune brand see earlier reports from Tameka and I. Here are my initial explorations with each new service…Last.fm...
Eight Ways to Ruin Your Social-Media Strategy
BNET
- 2009-11-18
Like it or not, loads of your customers are yakking away about your business on Twitter, Facebook and similar outlets. So don?t blow it. Mistake 1: Pretend you can do without it. You may have already run into the Graying...
Where Your Customers Are: How Facebook, Twitter and Others Break Down by Age
BNET
- 2009-11-18
Do your homework before you approach your customers online. Here's how users on the top social media sites broke down by age in August 2009. by Staci Baird
Twitter and LinkedIn sign deal to sync status updates
Strategy Eye
- 2009-11-09
LinkedIn and Twitter are rolling out an update that lets users post status messages across both social networking platforms. The move follows two recent partnership deals from Twitter, signed with Google and Microsoft’s Bing, and promises to give LinkedIn's business-focused social network a substantial boost in traffic. ...
Is Email Dead?
BNET
- 2009-11-04
At the Enterprise 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Clara Shih, CEO of Hearsay Labs and author of "The Facebook Era," explains how social web platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook, are impacting businesses. She says email is slowly being replaced by social networking applications -- a shift driven by young...
Chip Conley: Should I Take My Burning Man Pics off Facebook?
BNET
- 2009-10-29
When hotelier Chip Conley posted pictures from his Burning Man trip on his Facebook page, some of his employees complained that they were inappropriate for a CEO. ...
Microsoft signs Facebook and Twitter data deals
Strategy Eye
- 2009-10-21
Microsoft is teaming up with Twitter and Facebook to incorporate tweets and status updates into its Bing search engine. The incorporation of real-time results into Bing makes Microsoft the first major search engine to embrace what many consider the next leap forward in search. Google has also announced a...
Microsoft Reaches Deal To Bring Twitter And Facebook Data To Bing
PaidContent
- 2009-10-21
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has reached deals with both Twitter and Facebook to include real-time feeds from both sites in Bing’s results, AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher reports. The Twitter deal had been rumored for several weeks—but the the Facebook deal is a surprise. More to come. by Joseph Tartakoff
Media Tech Summit: 'Twitter Is A Pulse?But It's A Biased One'
PaidContent
- 2009-10-06
One of the most well-received sessions at the Media Tech Summit went by so fast and was so stuffed with numbers that I wanted to have the slides in front of me before I did more than tweet about it. The Harvard Business School team of Miklolaj Jan Piskorski,...
Job Search? 4 Simple Steps to Get Your Mojo Back
BNET
- 2009-10-01
While it's natural to get discouraged looking for a new job today, the longer it takes you to find one, the worse off you'll be. Here are some high-tech and not-so-high-tech ways to reinvigorate your efforts. Make Your...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Zuckerberg | Founder & Chief Executive Officer |
| Adam D'Angelo | CTO |
| Sheryl Sandberg | Chief Operating Officer |
| Chamath Palihapitiya | Vice President, Growth, Mobile and International |
| Dan Rose | Vice President, Business Development |
| Dustin Moskovitz | Co-founder & Vice President Engineering |
| Elliot Schrage | Vice President, Communications and Public Policy |
| Jonathan Heiliger | Vice President, Technical Operations |
| Matt Cohler | Vice President, Product Management |
| Scott Murphy | Vice President, Sales |
| Ted Ullyot | Vice President & General Counsel |
| Ethan Beard | Director of Business Development |
| Rudy Gadre | General Counsel |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Sze | Board Observer |
| James W. Breyer | Board of Directors |
| Marc L. Andreessen | Board of Directors |
| Paul Madera | Board Observer |
| Peter Thiel | Board of Directors |
Mark Zuckerberg is the CEO of Facebook, which he founded in 2004. Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, families and coworkers. Mark is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for the company. He leads the design of Facebook's service and development of its core technology and infrastructure. Mark attended Harvard University and studied computer science before moving the company to Palo Alto, California.
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| Facebook Inc. | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Facebook Inc. | CTO | Current |
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| Facebook Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Denis Bouchard Photographie | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Rock Out Karaoke | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Minnelightroom | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| John Negretti | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Threeohsix.Org | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| DO Linux Now | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Women and Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Insureco Marketing LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Starbucks Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Extend Benefits Group LLC | Director | Current |
| Leadership Public Schools | Board Treasurer | Current |
| Expanded Small Group Health Insurance | Director | Current |
| eHealth, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Starbuck Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cooney Enterprises, Inc | Director | Current |
| Google Inc. | Vice President, Global Online Sales & Operations | Former |
| The World Bank | economist | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | Management Consultant | Former |
| Harvard Business School | Baker and Ford Scholar | Former |
| Harvard University | Master's Degree In Business Administration | Former |
| Harvard University | B.A. In Economics | Former |
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|---|---|---|
| Colyerdev | Vice President | Current |
| Europarpm.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Birmingham Food Not Bombs | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Ibc/Ican Access | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Unblockmywork.Info | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Botproxy | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Denis Bouchard Photographie | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| John Negretti | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Dephyr.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Anyfool.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Proxy Lucky CRM Proxy | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| T1PROXY.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Djkristoff.Com | Vice President | Current |
| Proxy-Site.Biz | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Rcx1.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Hidemytail.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Katuaba.Com | Vice President | Current |
| Sinotech Technology Ltd. | Vice President | Current |
| Bcucu | Vice President | Current |
| Threeohsix.Org | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Minnelightroom | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Inetfreely.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Throughproxy.Com | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Evadefilter | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| The Youth Congress | Vice President | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Recon Proxy - Unblock | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Urban-Warfare.Net | Vice President of Growth, Mobile and International | Current |
| Rock Out Karaoke | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| DO Linux Now | Vice President of User Growth, Mobile and International Expansion | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Product Marketing and Operations | Former |
| Mayfield | Principal | Former |
| University of Waterloo | B.S. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Business Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Co-founder & Vice President Engineering | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Thelinkdenton | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Urban-Warfare.Net | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Europarpm.Com | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Sinotech Technology Ltd. | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Djkristoff.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Birmingham Food Not Bombs | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Proxy-Site.Biz | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Hidemytail.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| DO Linux Now | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Colyerdev | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Inetfreely.Com | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Dephyr.Com | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Throughproxy.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Anyfool.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| John Negretti | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Rcx1.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Rock Out Karaoke | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Minnelightroom | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| The Youth Congress | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Unblockmywork.Info | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Evadefilter | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| T1PROXY.Com | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Katuaba.Com | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Proxy Lucky CRM Proxy | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Recon Proxy - Unblock | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Bcucu | Vice President of Communications, Public Policy and Platform Marketing | Current |
| Ibc/Ican Access | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Botproxy | Vice President of Communications and Public Policy | Current |
| Denis Bouchard Photographie | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Threeohsix.Org | Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy | Current |
| Google Inc. | Vice President, Global Communications & Public Affairs | Former |
| Clark & Weinstock | Managing Director | Former |
| Columbia Business School | Adjunct Professor | Former |
| Harvard Law School | J.D. | Former |
| John F. Kennedy School of Government | J.D. | Former |
| John F. Kennedy School of Government | Master In Public Policy | Former |
| Harvard College | B.A. | Former |
| Harvard University | Bachelor's Degree | Former |
| John F. Kennedy School of Government | Bachelor's | Former |
| Harvard Law School | Bachelor's | Former |
| Harvard College | Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Technical Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Product Management | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Strategy and Business Operations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Vice President & General Counsel | Current |
| Kirkland & Ellis LLP | Partner | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Director of Business Development | Current |
| Google Inc. | Director of Social Media | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Greylock Partners | Partner | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| Seven Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| LinkedIn Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Softcoin, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pandora Media, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Vudu Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Oodle, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Excite | Senior Vice President of Product Strategy | Former |
| Excite@Home | Senior Vice President of Product Strategy | Former |
| Excite | GM | Former |
| Marakon Associates, Inc. | Management Consultant | Former |
| The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | Management Consulting | Former |
| Crystal Dynamics | Former | |
| New Edge Networks, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Softcoin, Inc. | Investor | Former |
| Claria Corporation | Investor | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | MBA | Former |
| Yale University | B.A | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Accel Partners | Managing Partner | Current |
| Pacific Community Ventures | Board Advisor | Current |
| Brightcove Inc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rhapsody Unlimited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prosper Marketplace, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Accel Partners | Director | Current |
| Maven Networks, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Model N, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Dell Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Prosper Marketplace, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists | Director | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| BrassRing LLC | Board Member | Current |
| Accel-KKR, LLC | Board of Directors | Current |
| Marvel Entertainment, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| BBN Technologies | Board Member | Current |
| PCV Investment Partners | Advisory Board | Current |
| RealNetworks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Western Association of Venture Capitalists | President | Former |
| Apple Inc. | Marketing | Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Marketing | Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. | management consultant | Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Former | |
| Harvard Business School | Board Member | Former |
| Harvard University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Stanford University | M.B.A. | Former |
| Harvard University | B.S. Degree | Former |
| Stanford University | B.S. | Former |
Marc Andreessen is Chairman and co-founder of Opsware Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software. Marc is widely recognized for his role in launching the Internet revolution in 1993, with his creation of the Mosaic browser while at the University of Illinois. After graduation, Marc co-founded Netscape Communications, and played a critical role in the company's hypergrowth. Andreessen later became CTO of AOL when the company purchased Netscape in 1999. As one of the technology icons of our time, Marc has received numerous accolades, was named one of the "Top 50 people under the age of 40" by Time Magazine in 1994, and graced the magazine's cover in 1996. With Mosaic and the Netscape browser, Marc's ideas created a platform that enabled individuals to access the Internet. Similarly, today Opsware is enabling businesses to take advantage of the massive business opportunities created by the web and new web-based architectures.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| OpsWare Inc. | Chairman and Co-Founder | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| eBay Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Room to Read | Board of Directors | Current |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Chief Technology Officer | Former |
| Netscape Communications Corporation | Co-Founder | Former |
| OpsWare Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| University of Illinois | Bachelor of Science Degree In Computer Science | Former |
Paul Madera was a founder of Meritech in 1999 and currently focuses on the storage, semiconductor and digital consumer sectors. He has been directly involved with Riverbed Technology, Corvis Corporation, 2Wire, PeopleSupport, Salesforce.com, and IntraLase, Inc. Prior to Meritech, Paul was Managing Director and Head of the Private Equity Group at Montgomery Securities/Banc of America. He began his career in finance as an investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York. Before joining Morgan Stanley, he served in the United States Air Force as an F-16 Instructor Pilot and a member of the Air Force Liaison Office and representative to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees. Paul holds a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Meritech Capital Partners | Managing Director | Current |
| Bluearc Corp | Founder of Meritech | Current |
| IntraLase Corp. | Team Member | Current |
| Corvis Corporation | Team Member | Current |
| Force10 Networks, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Bluearc Corp | Board of Directors | Current |
| Homestead Technologies, Inc. | Investor and Board Adviser | Current |
| Facebook Inc. | Board Observer | Current |
| Forescout Technologies, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| OPENLANE, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Autotradecenter, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Montgomery Securities | Managing Director | Former |
| Meritech Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Meritech Capital Partners | Founder | Former |
| Meritech Inc. | Partner | Former |
| Morgan Stanley | Investment banker | Former |
| Montgomery Securities | Head | Former |
| United States Air Force | Instructor Pilot | Former |
| Tensilica Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Force10 Networks, Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Azul Systems | Board Observer | Former |
| Danger, Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| 2Wire, Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Facebook Inc. | Board Observer | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | M.B.A. | Former |
| United States Air Force Academy | B.S. | Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | B.S. | Former |
Peter Thiel was co-founder of PayPal, which he later sold to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Two years later, he became Facebookâs first outside investor, investing $500,000. It is estimated that his net worth is now about $1.2 billion. At the age of 40, Peter Thiel, is one of the wealthiest people in the United States. This self-made billionaire was also a child chess prodigy. He ranked seventh in the United States at age 12. He spent time at Credit Suisse before founding Thiel Capital Management in 1996. Renamed Clarium Capital Management 2002; firm now manages more than $5 billion in assets. Cofounded PayPal in 1998, sold to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Launched venture capital Founders Fund in 2005 with $50 million. He sits on board of Palantir, a computer analysis firm for goverment agencies. Peter enjoys running, hiking, surfing.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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