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Comments on: Why Facebook wants you to have 100,000 friends

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg says the company looks forward to you having "80,000 friends...100,000 friends." That couldn't have anything to do with advertising, could it?

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by demecles February 4, 2009 7:39 PM PST

"(who, in this instance, I trust, respect, know and, strangely, like)"
So.... are you the inside leak for this story?

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by ChrisMatyszczyk February 4, 2009 7:45 PM PST: Oh, Lord, No, Please don't get that impression, demecles. I don't do that level of sleight of word. I will make it clear..I don't work for an agency.....

It was someone else. Genuinely.

thank you for asking.

Chris

Chris; Like this


by miroslodki February 5, 2009 7:13 AM PST: LOL,

right on; Like this Reply to this comment


by JeanAnnVK February 5, 2009 9:30 AM PST: I think you are probably right about targeted marketing through FB friend groups and user profiles. Right now, FB makes money off of us by popping targeted ads into our profiles and groups. At least this way the owner of the profile might make some cash from the process.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Harrison912 February 5, 2009 11:08 AM PST: I think this is a great idea. I already do that for my safety and security products web site so why not othere products too. Thanks, Chris, for this information.; Like this Reply to this comment

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