Facebook is developing, and so are we. Timeline is a big step in the evolution of how we manage our identity online - and it's going to make a huge difference to Causes. You are building a monument to yourself and the things that are important to you. Joe Green bigbuilddevelop share on social
Facebook is in a very different place than Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, and Microsoft. We are trying to build a community. Mark Zuckerberg amazonapplebuild Change image and share on social
Facebook is inherently viral. There are lots of sites that include a contact importer, and for lots of them it doesn't really make sense. For Facebook it fits so well. It wasn't until a few years in that we started building some tools that made it easier to import friends to the site. That was a huge thing that spiked growth. Mark Zuckerberg buildcontacteasy share on social
Facebook is looking to help you distribute content to who you want to distribute to. Facebook gets a lot better if you put each of your friends into either your 'close friend' or 'acquaintance' list. Robert Scoble acquaintanceclosecontent Change image and share on social
Facebook is made up of people you've met, but not necessarily who are similar to you. I have 850 'friends,' and a lot are acquaintances, not friends. I don't really know them. If I've met someone one time, how should they be influencing my feed? Garrett Camp acquaintancefacebookfeed share on social
Facebook is massive in scale and scope. Twitter is a public communication forum, but if I'm following you, you're not necessarily following me. LinkedIn is, simply, a professional network. Jeff Weiner communicationfacebookforum Change image and share on social
Facebook is not a company of grass-roots tech enthusiasts. Facebook is not a game tech company. Facebook has a history of caring about building user numbers, and nothing but building user numbers. Markus Persson buildcarecompany Change image and share on social
Facebook is not a physical country, but with 900 million users, its 'population' comes third after China and India. It may not be able to tax or jail its inhabitants, but its executives, programmers, and engineers do exercise a form of governance over people's online activities and identities. Rebecca MacKinnon activitychinacountry share on social
Facebook is not an unstoppable juggernaut. There are a lot of other things people can do on the web. Fred Wilson facebookjuggernautlot Change image and share on social