Sean Parker says Facebook was designed to be addictive Sean Parker, the billionaire early Facebook investor and Napster founder, says Mark Zuckerberg knowingly created a monster with addictive social media. Parker, speaking at an Axios event, pulled back the curtain on Facebook's early days, saying it was designed to consume people. And all this time everyone thought it was designed for people to consume. (Ad Age)
He took a page out of Jim Davis's book. http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2013/03/26/is_garfield_supposed_to_be_funny.html
Rupert Murdoch wants Facebook to pay for the news https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/22/rupert-murdoch-wants-facebook-to-pay-for-the-news/
Facebook sees its Gen Z audience slipping away to Snapchat Facebook is not just losing its audience, it's losing its youth. The social network is expected to shed 18-to-24-year-old users this year for the first time, according to a new report from eMarketer, which predicts a 5.6 decline for the age group on Facebook. The analytics and data firm had already predicted a decline in usage of kids younger than 18, but now sees that exodus widening.(Ad Age)
Facebook says play ball in exclusive MLB deal Facebook has reached a deal with Major League Baseball for exclusive rights to stream 25 afternoon games on the social network in the U.S. It's the first time a major U.S. league has agreed to show regular season games exclusively on Facebook, which has been building a portfolio of live sports. MLB owners unanimously approved the move, the league said. Neither MLB nor Facebook disclosed the financial terms. (Ad Age)