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Re: Washington Post CEO Joins Facebook’s Board

Ben Fremer — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:55:43 -0000

I'm pretty sure this actually slightly crony-ism (not necessarily in a bad way) repaying a favor granted by Graham long ago when Facebook was raising funding. Graham has apparently been a mentor to Zuckerberg for a long time, and I think it is that trusting relationship more than any new direction for Facebook that is the cause of Graham's appointment.

Re: Washington Post CEO Joins Facebook’s Board

Tech-PR — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:29:03 -0000

This is a gateway for facebook for entering â€œmediaâ€. But it also poses the print media various challenges.
As facebook's audience are becoming more aware of current events facebook is far reaching.

Re: Washington Post CEO Joins Facebook’s Board

Ron Amos — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:29:36 -0000

Excellent start toward the next step in cultural transformation. While the printing press didn't competely
destroy the Church as the primary source of knowledge it surely did get the reformation up and running.

Re: Washington Post CEO Joins Facebook’s Board

Anna — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:51:34 -0000

Agree with Daniel. Even in an old media workplace that egages in new media, I'm sure there are many struggles and frustrations. In a tech/new media environment however, I'm sure the reins are a lot looser.

Re: Washington Post CEO Joins Facebook’s Board

Adam Ostrow — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:52:11 -0000

hah, no worries ... when I first got the news my initial reaction was "wtf" but when I thought about it for a few minutes, it started to make some sense.