Google Loses Another Executive To Facebook

[engine]

Another Google Inc. executive is leaving the Internet search giant for social networking start-up Facebook Inc.

Facebook on Tuesday confirmed that Ethan Beard, the former director of social media at Google, will join the privately held company as director of business development. Mr. Beard is the second high-profile executive this month to leave Google, a company that was widely considered one of the best places to work in Silicon Valley.

Google Loses Another Executive To Facebook [online.wsj.com]

[vincevincevince]

Next at Facebook: Friend Quality Scores - if your profile doesn't have enough on it to really interest your visitors and engage it, you just won't be shown on friend lists, search results or group listings any more without making an extra payment per click.

[fischermx]

I don't doubt for a minute. Recently, I was seaching for a friend I was sure it was there, since I saw her profile through her sister account.
I searched for her, and the results returned just one result, and it wasn't her. She has a very particular combination of name+lastname, so it was just two people with that name, but she not appearing.
Then, I used the "advanced search" and then my friend came up. I notice, she has a very narrow profile, with no photo. Could that by why?

[chinara]

Next at Facebook: Friend Quality Scores

lol sad

[isorg]

Will you score higher if you have more friends in your friends list?

[skibum]

Only if they are quality friends that come from good neighborhoods. If you try to buy them you'll get banned.

[edited by: skibum at 11:44 pm (utc) on Mar. 26, 2008]