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Facebook Is All Grown Up

Posted Mar 06, 2008 12:57pm EST by Sarah Lacy in Internet, Media, Newsmakers, Venture Capital, M and A, IPOs
While the rest of Silicon Valley hunkers down to prepare for a recession, Facebook continues to aggressively build out what it hopes will be the Valley's next Web powerhouse. And as All Things D reported, Sheryl Sandberg is going to be a big part of that. She left the reigning Web titan, Google, to become Mark Zuckerberg's no. 2. I met with Zuckerberg yesterday to plan our upcoming on-stage interview at the South By Southwest Conference in Austin. I can't divulge a lot of what we talked about-- stay tuned for Sunday-- but I was struck by his respect and reverence for Sandberg. Believe me, the 23-year-old Zuckerberg doesn't just hand accolades like that out. Frequently a "grown up" executive is forced on a young founder, but not this time. Can she help Facebook monetize all those eyeballs? We hope to get a sit down with Sandberg later this month.

13 Comments

Dmitriy K
Dmitriy K - Thursday March 06, 2008 01:38PM EST

can you post these in article form as well as videos? some users, including myself, much prefer the written media, as it can provide more details and enable the readers to digest the information at their own pace. i do not watch the videos.

mike
mike - Thursday March 06, 2008 01:40PM EST

buy bdgr

Jason Leavitt
Jason Leavitt - Thursday March 06, 2008 02:05PM EST

I'm sure there's a reason for the video size, but I'd prefer them to be a little bigger. Keep up the good work.

Sarah
Sarah - Thursday March 06, 2008 02:17PM EST

@jason l: i think it's small so i can handle having to look at myself on video all day! ;) actually, i don't know the reason either, but it's good feedback, so thanks. (also, i'm just grateful for a compliment about our content!) @dimitiry k: i think we've discussed transcripts because there are a few requests. you're not alone! in the mean time at least keep reading our blogs, ok?

S
S - Thursday March 06, 2008 03:20PM EST

Sarah, you look great, so don't worry about appearing on a larger video. Great interview, by the way :)

Alan
Alan - Thursday March 06, 2008 03:32PM EST

why BDGR?

Jason Leavitt
Jason Leavitt - Thursday March 06, 2008 04:20PM EST

Thanks Sarah. And while I have your attention.... I'd prefer the videos to be "click-to-play." Right now as I navigate back and forth between pages, the videos automatically start playing and it gets annoying. :)

Jason Leavitt
Jason Leavitt - Thursday March 06, 2008 04:53PM EST

One more thing... I'd be interested in an interview with Peter Thiel. After all, he was an early investor in Facebook. I wonder what kind of pull he has. Does he have any say-so or influence with who gets hired. Facebook has gotten so many rounds of financing, Zuckerburg is only a 20% owner. It's not entirely his company. :)

Sarah
Sarah - Thursday March 06, 2008 04:57PM EST

@jasonl: good commenters always have my attention!! :) again, good feedback. i agree it's a problem that it starts and stops as you navigate. bear with us! we're really a small startup within yahoo and we can't do everything immediately. that said- i like that it automatically starts and rotates through the videos when you load the page. i promise -- we're still working on the product and it'll keep getting better! keep watching!

Aaron
Aaron - Thursday March 06, 2008 05:00PM EST

Hi Jason: That issue with the video player auto reloading is a "bug" we've asked the engineers to fix. Hopefully soon! Thanks much for tuning in. - Aaron

Sarah
Sarah - Thursday March 06, 2008 05:19PM EST

jason: actually zuckerberg's ownership is *incredibly* high for how far along they are, how big they are, and how much they've raised. not to be shameless, but more on that in my book coming out in may. i spent many, many hours with both of them.

Jason Leavitt
Jason Leavitt - Thursday March 06, 2008 11:37PM EST

No worries with the shameless promo. Looking forward to the book, and if I like it, I'll plug it at the Denver/Boulder Tech meetup. :)

Yahoo! Finance User
Yahoo! Finance User - Friday March 07, 2008 10:31AM EST

Hey Sarah, our company will also be out at South by Southwest demonstrating our new video software that allows video to be played in the browser head while surfing the web. Check us out at the Fest. or at Videovistas.com hope to see you there!

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