<![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, we read facebook so sheryl sandberg doesn't have to]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gawker.com.png <![CDATA[Gawker: valleywag, we read facebook so sheryl sandberg doesn't have to]]> http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/wereadfacebooksosherylsandbergdoesnthaveto http://gawker.com/tag/valleywag/wereadfacebooksosherylsandbergdoesnthaveto <![CDATA[Facebook security a laughing matter for cofounder]]> Officially, Facebook is treating the onslaught of viruses piggybacking on the social network's popularity as a very, very serious matter. We're talking Sheryl Sandberg serious. Facebook's press statement reads: "We are investigating every report, removing false content, blocking bogus links and addressing the concerns of our users. These efforts have limited the affected users to a small percentage of those on Facebook.” The unofficial response from cofounder Dustin Moskovitz, posted on CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile, is much more fun:

If you need the joke explained, Moskovitz is making fun of a common tactic used by hackers: Sending fake messages which appear to come from an authority, in an effort to get people to give up their passwords. But he's got a backhanded point. If Facebook insists on using its own software to make major announcements, a fake Mark Zuckerberg has a decent chance of fooling a lot of the people, a lot of the time.

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<![CDATA[Facebook founder marks 100 million users with a profile update]]> Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg announced that the site had reached a nice, round 100 million active users by way of a status update on his profile. Though he may have been scooped by Dave Morin, a senior manager in Facebook's platform group — on Twitter. Which should make for an awkward meeting. Marketing at least used the right tools to trumpet Facebook's reach, but they might also expect a grumpy young master soon, too. Why?


The number is higher by 10 million than the 90 million figure cited in the copy of an ad appearing in feeds for, yes, Facebook's advertising program.

Zuckerberg's profile also lets us know that his interests include "eliminating desire for all that really doesn't matter." I'm guessing he heard that at the ashram. Meanwhile, the site reminds me that sixteen of my friends have installed the Facebook application for the iPhone. So don't worry, advertisers: The site may not have it's numbers quite straight, but you can rest assured that Zuckerberg's quasi-spiritual minimalism fetish won't make him stop you from cluttering our lives with appeals to our insecurities.

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