Great Achievements in Facebook

By Steve Huff 9/22/12 1:59pm

Project X Haren: Why One Dutch Teen Will Never Neglect Facebook Settings Again

A Dutch girl posted an invitation to her 16th birthday party on Facebook. She apparently forgot to set it to private–friends and family only.

Somehow her invitation went viral in a distastrous way. Thirty-thousand people showed up, rioted and shut down Haren, a small town over 100 miles from Amsterdam. CBS reports that authorities in Haren knew something was coming, and the city thought it was prepared: Read More

By Steve Huff 5/13/12 9:33pm

Great Achievements in Facebook

Hoodie aficionado Mark Zuckerberg. (Getty)

A Hagiography of St. Zuck: Mark Zuckerberg’s Pre-IPO Canonization

Is Mark Zuckerberg’s hoodie a “mark of immaturity” or his peculiarly Silicon Valley take on the robe and cowl, the garments of a cyber-saint?

Kvetching about the youthful Facebook C.E.O.’s casual approach to business wear when he has achieved huge success before his company even goes public is petty, but a quick survey of some positive pre-IPO coverage of Mr. Zuckerberg induces a bit of queasiness in anyone allergic to obsequiousness or hyperbole.

Two particularly sugary bites, with some added emphasis: Read More

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Great Achievements in Facebook

Project X Haren: Why One Dutch Teen Will Never Neglect Facebook Settings Again

A Hagiography of St. Zuck: Mark Zuckerberg’s Pre-IPO Canonization

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