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How Facebook is taking over our lives (cnn.com)
4 points by rogercosseboom on Feb 18, 2009 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


"The site pulled in estimated revenues of just $280 million last year, and sources close to the company say it didn't break even."

Lots of good facts in this article. "Early board member Jim Breyer, who put in $1 million of his own money and $12.7 million from an Accel Partners fund, says that profits are 'a secondary consideration in this stage of the growth.' He wants to get a return on his investment, but he's not pushing anything now."


Good article.

The last paragraph in the article starts with:

"Facebook has influenced Microsoft in other ways. Its new operating system, OS 7, features a list of interactions, news, and information that happens to look a lot like Facebook's news feed."

I thought Microsoft's new operating system was "Windows 7" not OS 7... ;)




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