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Mark Zuckerberg: Awkward in South Korea, Too

Sam Biddle · 06/18/13 12:01PM

The Zuck is on a mission of peace to North Korea's peaceful, smartphone-churning neighbor. He met South Korean President Park Geun-hye, talked about Facebook, shook some hands, drank some water (see above), and mostly stood around nervously (see below).

Facebook's Investors Are "PISSED" Today

Sam Biddle · 06/11/13 03:28PM

An event staffer at today's first ever, lightly protested Facebook shareholders meeting has an important detail: the shareholders are out for blood. One of them yelled at Mark. Mark Zuckerberg.

Nitasha Tiku · 06/05/13 12:53PM

The Republican National Committee has hired a 32-year-old senior Facebook engineer and angel investor for its "newly created" Chief Technology Officer position. So much for the George Packer naysayers insisting that Silicon Valley is "decisively in the camp of the Democrats," despite evidence to the contrary.

Is Quora Actually Smart?

Sam Biddle · 05/29/13 03:32PM

Quora bills itself as nothing less than "your best source of knowledge"—not your dad, not your librarian, not Wikipedia. The company, spawned by two righteous Facebook alumni (one since ousted), has raised tens of millions from investors who think it can back this claim up. But a little poking around shows Quora's got a lot of learning to do—today it's the Tumblr of opinions.

Facebook Didn't Actually Ban Rape Jokes

Sam Biddle · 05/29/13 10:32AM

An eensy internet furor spiked yesterday when Women, Action & The Media slammed Facebook for censoring certain hate speech while overlooking pretty awful jokes about rape. Facebook replied with a mea culpa and a mention of overhauling its content guidelines. But it hasn't fixed anything yet.

Here's How Facebook Will Invade Your TV with Product Placement

Sam Biddle · 05/28/13 02:33PM

Facebook's TV ads are still young, experimental, and a bit strange. But not for long: the site is launching an old-school product-placement campaign to buy its way onto your favorite television show. Or at least VH1's "Best Week Ever." We got our hands on internal emails and draft scripts showing how Zuckerberg intends to surreptitiously infiltrate your living room through sketch comedy.

Facebook Eyeing Shiny New Downtown Manhattan Office?

Sam Biddle · 05/24/13 11:35AM

Crain's says Facebook is tired of its lackluster digs in the Bank of America Tower, nuzzled between finance offices filled with its corporate antitheses. So how about a very expensive relocation to one of New York's priciest neighborhoods?